Whitley P4946 hit by flak, returned to Leeming airfield.
On the night 20th/21st July 1940 the crew of this aircraft were tasked with bombing the Dusseldorf and Wismar areas of Germany.
The aircraft sustained minor flak damage but the crew were able to return safely to base. Nothing more is known of the pilot named below.
Pilot - "P/O A W Somerville". Uninjured.
Crew - Names unknown. Uninjured.
Whitley P4946 was built to contract 75147/38 by Armstrong Whitworth Ltd. at Baginton and was awaiting collection on 9th April 1940. It was
delivered to 10 Squadron at Dishforth shortly afterwards and moved to Leeming with the unit on 8th July 1940. Cat.M/FB damage was recorded
following the flak incident as detailed above. It was then repaired on site and returned to the unit but was damaged again on Ops to Calais on 24th
September 1940 when it was hit by flak, again the pilot on that occasion was able to return to base and it was repaired on site.
On 9th May 1941 it failed to return from Ops to Bremen when it ditched off the Dutch coast and all the crew were taken PoW.
Cat.E(m) damage was recorded on the airframe.