ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 15948
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| Date: | Monday 4 September 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L4275 |
| MSN: | WS*H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kiel Canal, Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
| RAF Honington, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 4th September 1939, fourteen Wellington aircraft from Nos. 9 and 149 Squadrons attacked the entrance to the Kiel Canal at Brunsbüttel, in the first raid of the war. Two of the aircraft of No.9 Squadron were lost with all crew members. These were L4268 and L4275 'KA-H', the first aircraft shot down on the western front. All five crew were killed
Crew:
Pilot: Flt/Sgt 561939 Albion John Turner RAF killed.
Pilot: Sgt 565602 Donald Edward Jarvis (24) RAF killed.
Sgt 550292 Bertie Greville Walton (20) RAF killed.
AC.2 546065 George Thomas Brocking RAF killed.
Wop/AG: AC.2 549741 Kenneth George Day (20) RAF killed.
NOTE: The official RAF Board of Inquiry file into the loss of this Wellington (File AIR 81/2) at the National Archives (see link #2) lists the serial number incorrectly as "L5275" (sic); L5275 was a Fairey Battle of 12 OTU which crashed at Little Milton, Oxfordshire on 6 August 1940
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J Hlley, Air Britain)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 81/2: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14141981
3. http://www.oldhaltonians.co.uk/pages/rememb/ROH/J.htm
4. http://www.cranstonmilitaryprints.com/wellington_ww2_aviation_prnts.htm
5. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2074206/turner,-albion-john/
6. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2073866/jarvis,-donald-edward/
7. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1809576/walton,-bertie-greville/
8. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/1530475/brocking,-george-thomas/
9. https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2107469/day,-kenneth-george/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Mar-2008 23:05 | JINX | Added |
| 22-Jun-2008 14:32 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Jan-2012 07:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2013 14:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Aug-2013 16:10 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source] |
| 27-Apr-2015 18:51 | ABBA | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Jun-2019 15:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 14-Jun-2019 15:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location] |
| 15-Nov-2019 10:17 | ALAN MACKAY | Updated [Cn] |
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