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1941-08-26: U-206 rescued crew of a Armstrong Whitworth Whitley
U-206 (Oblt Herbert Opitz) rescued six airmen of an Armstrong Whitworth Whitley from two rubber dinghies in M.Qu. AM 1595 (approx. 58°21'N, 14°12'W, about 220 nautical miles west of Hebrides) at 1920hrs on 26 August 1941. The aircraft had been on an anti-submarine patrol when it was forced to ditch after the port engine failed at 1315hrs.
1941-08-26, 612 Sqn RAF, Whitley Mk.V, Z6806, WL-W
Ditched due to engine trouble, loss 100%
Pilot F/O Winter-Taylor, H.C., RAF 42733, POW No 3773
Navigator Sgt Millar, P.H., RNZAF 401210, POW No 9609
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sgt Martin, J.S., RAF 998984, POW No 9646
Rear Gunner F/O Grocott, John, ?, POW
Sgt Skuse, R.J., RAF 748628, POW No 9623
Sgt Kennedy, J.H., RAF 630077, POW No 9640
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