Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

The above 10 OTU machine, coded JL-W was lost operating from St Eval on the above date. There are a number of photos of it being brought ashore almost intact by the Germans yet WO2 Bob Warren & his crew are reported as missing. Can anyone confirm the loss location and reason (I am away from my records at the moment)

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

The crew for Z6795 was

F/L N J Mundell RNZAF
F/Sgt K G D'Arcy
W/O J F Grier
W/O I G Keiller
W/O H G P Hart RCAF
W/O R J Christian RCAF

Warren was on Z9472
Missing. Presumed to have run out of fuel and crashed. All are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. W/O Warren, from Maine, USA, had survived a ditching into the Bristol Channel a few days earlier.
Possibly shot down by Oblt Stolle of 8./JG2 over the Bay of Biscay.

Regards
Ross

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Ross: Thanks for clearing this up. Any ideas as to how and where Z6795 was lost? Presume (looking at photos) that Mundell & crew were POW

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Nothing hard and fast.

Offically the aircraft was lost near Cornwall for no defined reason.

There is a report from a relative that combat took place at the extreme limit of the patrol and a mortal injury sustained leading the crew to seek the nearest medical aid.

I have not yet looked deeper into this senario.

Regards
Ross

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Apparently came down on the beach at Plomodiern hence its condition (flaps and undercarriage down-no damage to props). According to the AHB, pilot was Plt Off (promoted to Fg Off 1 oct 42) Neyeille (Neville?) James Mundell. All the crew were POW so none were mortally wounded

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Hello Chris and Ross

I have a suspicion that an A.M.1180 might exist for this one on the microfilm, or at the A.H. Branch?

If there is one, I would be most interested if 'FB' or 'AO' Cat?

Regards Mark

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Both Whitleys have F1180 but apart from aircraft serial and pilot details the only other information is Missing from Patrol.

The edge codes have not been opened up.

Regards
Ross

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Hi Ross

I have seen light photocopies from 1942, where the edge coding cannot be determined.

On the reverse side (to the date / Unit Aircraft / Engine and the Pilot's name), in the box, immediately R/H of the "Dawn Dusk" box is there any letter and number?

Mark

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

as I said the edge codes have not been opened up and both annotated the standard F9.

Ross

Re: Loss of Whitley Z6795 21 Sep 42
 

Thanks, F9 is of no help either, only that it occurred "In Flight"