Hello,
Needs confirmation, but l think this incident occurred on 3rd August, 1942. No.51 Sqn despatched 6 Whitleys on A/S patrols. Some of the aircraft were attacked by Arado Ar 196s. Z9222 returned to base damaged, and Z9119 was shot down.
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/coll...25_017--1-.pdf
See: p.133 of 479
The story was widely reported in the Australasian press. Here is one example:
http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article50134666
And a brief mention in the RAAF Official History:
http://static.awm.gov.au/images/coll...070684--1-.PDF
See: p.30 of 38.
Interesting maps on pp.16, 19, & 23 of 38, for CC freaks!
Photo of pilot of Z9119, if required, here:
http://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P07889.001
Don't blame me for the captioning!
Col.