Whitley lost at Rijsbergen on 17-08-1940 (SGLO ref: T0781)

At the date of 17-08-1940, time: 0326, the aircraft type Whitley has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Rijsbergen. The unit of crew and plane is: 10 Sqdn. First flyer rank: Flying Officer, name: W.M.N. Nixon. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.

Photos: G.Zijlstra

SGLO:

Day or Night of operation	Operation	Target
16/17 Aug 40	-	Jena

Factory	Aircraft	Mk	Serial/Wnr.	Call Sign	Unit	Air Force	TO/t	Airfield
Armstrong Withworth	Whitley	V	P4955	ZA-G	10 Sqdn	RAF	2034	Leeming

Time	Cause of the Crash	Crash Location	Damage	Province
0326	Hit by Flak over Jena	Force landed Rijsbergen near Breda		Noord-Brabant

Source	Mag / Page	Additional sources
Chorley W.R., Bomber Command Losses 1939-1940	100	SGLO losses '39-'41 for Rijsbergen

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Name

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Remark

Pilot	F/O.	W.M.N.	Nixon	RAF	Survived	pow
Co-Pilot	F/O.	P.G.	Whitby	RAF	Survived	pow
Navigator	Sgt.	H.W.	Bradley	RAF	Survived	pow
Wireless op	Sgt.	E.R.	Holmes	RAF	Survived	pow
Air gunner	Sgt.	A.M.	Somerville	RAF	Survived	pow

Listing Details

Date

1940-08-17

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The location is in a (the vicinity of a) city or town

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