Crash Site Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V Z6811

The Armstrong Whitworth Whitley V Z6811 was a British bomber that was shot down during World War II. The aircraft had departed from RAF Dishforth in Yorkshire, England, on 18 August 1941, for a bombing mission to Cologne, Germany. Unfortunately, the aircraft was shot down by a German Messerschmitt Bf 110 and crashed the next day, on 19 August 1941, near Heumen in the province of Gelderland, Netherlands, near the Maas Canal.

Aircraft crew:
There were five crew members on board Whitley V Z6811:
• Sgt John Alexander Barrie Jamieson – Pilot (Killed)
• Sgt Howard Robert Franklin Johnston – Gunner (Killed)
• Sgt Angus Milne – (Killed)
• Sgt Frank William Coles – (P.O.W.)
• P/O Frederick Walter Shorrock – (P.O.W.)

Of the five crew members, three were killed, while the other two, Frank Coles and Frederick Shorrock, survived and were taken prisoner by the Germans.

Do you have more information about this location? Inform us!

Source

• Text: Aviation Safety Network & TracesOfWar
• Photos: RJ Army
• https://aircrewremembered.com/jamieson-barrie.html