* Whitley Mk.V - P4946 - ZA-P *

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Discrepancy - ??? Ditched off near Dutch coast ??? - location need to be verified - info PATS - 04 Aug 2019
Location is 100% Heligoland Bicht and not in the IJsselmeer - info PATS - 17 Aug 2019

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Crew: Whitley Mk.V - P4946 - ZA-P - 09 May 1941 - Mission: Bremen
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754546 - 85248 - P/O. - Pilot - G. R. Guest - RAFVR - Age 25 - POW

903527 - Sgt. - 2nd Pilot - C. A. Strickland - RAF - Age 28 - POW

755827 - Sgt. - Air Observer - M. C. Newlyn - RAFVR - Age 24 - POW

966766 - Sgt. - Wireless Operator - W. Gardner - RAFVR - Age 26 - POW

553462 - Sgt. - Rear Gunner - R. R. Hanson - RAF - Age 19 - POW
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additional info via Rafcommands - by Hans Nauta - 17 Oct 2013

Loss Card - R4946 - ZA-P - Guest

Loss Card - R4946 - ZA-P - Guest - via www.lancasterbombers.net

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08 May 1941 - Crew Guest with P4946 - ZA-P took off from RAF Leeming at 22:51 hrs
Signalled operation completed at 01:59 hrs, while heading home towards Leeming it was hit
by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner from the 4./NJG 1 in his Bf 110 based at Fliegerhorst Leeuwarden
Whitley Mk.V - P4946 - ZA-P from No. 10 RAF Squadron ditched 02:35
??? in the IJsselmeer near the former Isle of Urk ??? - this is very doubtful - info PATS
Claim of Ofw. Gilder was given E of Enkhuizen - page 20 - Luftwaffe Night Fighter Combat Claims 1939 - 1945 - Foreman/Matthews/Parry

In a 2nd review it seems that Ofw. Gilder is not connected to P4946 at all,
but Lt. Rolf Bokemeyer - Whitley - sea 10 km W. Wesselbüren (1 C): 1.000 m. 02:35 is more likely
All five survived and were taken POW
Based on the POW M.I.9 records it tends to the North Sea near the Isle of Heligoland - info PATS - 12 Aug 2019
Location is 100% Heligoland Bicht and not in the IJsselmeer - info PATS - 17 Aug 2019
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