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Whitley V Z6470

Incidents/Accidents

Date	Aircraft	Unit	Pilot Name	Location
27 Mar 41	Whitley V Z6470	78 Sqdn		Noord-Brabant
Remarks	Took off 1929 27 Mar 1941 from Dishforth. Last heard on W/T at 2137 and reported shot down by a night-fighter )Ofw Herzog 3.			Henk Welting's Database

National Archives AIR81

Citation	Aircraft	AIR81 Casualty File Description	Link
AIR81/5598	Whitley V Z6470	Sub Lieutenant P S Hoad (Royal Navy), Pilot Officer K F Seager, Sergeant A K Mills, Sergeant E A F Grunsell, Sergeant J Mitchell: killed; aircraft shot down and crashed at Helenaveen, Holland, Whitley Z6470, 78 Squadron, 27 March 1941. Note: Related files: 4952, 4956	C16689696

Casualties in the CWGC Register for Whitley V Z6470

Rank	Name, Number, Trade & Details	Date	Unit	Country	Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref
Sergeant	Ernest Alfred Francis GRUNSELL (752233) Wireless Op Whitley V Z6470 AIR81/5598	1941-03-27	78 Sqdn AIR27	Netherlands	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Sergeant	Alan Kingsley MILLS (742274) Pilot Whitley V Z6470 AIR81/5598	1941-03-27	78 Sqdn AIR27	Netherlands	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Sergeant	Jack MITCHELL (942752) Wireless Op Whitley V Z6470 AIR81/5598	1941-03-27	78 Sqdn AIR27	Netherlands	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
Pilot Officer	Kenneth Frank SEAGER (85289) Pilot Whitley V Z6470 AIR81/5598	1941-03-27	78 Sqdn AIR27	Netherlands	Jonkerbos War Cemetery

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FAA in home waters March 1941	FAA in home waters March 1941 3 - Swordfish - 768 Sqn - a/c serial ? - Pilot name/fate ? 5 - Walrus I - 700 Sqn - P5714. Lt. RS Illingsworth, Lt. OM Cheeks & LA. G Mitchell, all killed. 19 - Roc - 760 Sqn - L3105. S/Lt. W Derbyshire & LA. JWJ Howes, both killed. 23 - Gladiator - 759 Sqn - N2302. S/Lt. P Mittell, killed. 27 - Whitley V - 78 Sqn RAF - Z6470. S/Lt. PJ Hoax, MiD. Killed. 27 - Battle Trainer - 1 SFTS - R7472. P/O. HJ Craig RAF & LA. GJB Kendall, both killed. [url]http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?23598-FAA-in-home-waters-March-1941[/url] ....Read More.	Alex Smart on 10th September 2019 09:49:03
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