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Whitley Z9227 Information

Type	Whitley
Serial Number	Z9227
Squadron	58
X1D	GE-R
Operation	Emden
Date 1	12th March 1942
Date 2	13th March 1942

Further Information

"Serial Range Z9200 - Z9232. 33 Whitley Mk.V. Delivered by Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft between 14Sep41 and 12Oct41.Contract No.106962/40 Z9227 was initially delivered to No.10 Sqdn. Airborne 1915 12Mar41 from Linton-on-Ouse. Shot down by a night- fighter (Oblt Ludwig becker, 4./NJG1) and crashed 2304 into the Wadnzee between the mainland and Ameland. Two bodies were recovered; P/O Johnstone is now buried in Jonkerbos War Cemetery having been in Hollum Churchyard untiol 1952, while Sgt Dykes is interred on ameland inNes General Cemetery. The others have no known graves. Sgt C.R.Spence RNZAF KIA P/O I.A.B.Johnstone KIA Sgt T.W.Weeks KIA Sgt B.J.Dykes KIA Sgt N.H.Webster KIA. This was the first 58 Sqdn whitley lost since 27/28Dec41 and, historically, its crew were the last casualtied sustained by 58 Sqdn while operating in Bomber Command. Less than a month later, on 7Apr42, the Sqdn was transferred to Coastal Command. In the spring of 1943, 58 Sqdn was heavily committed during ant-submarine operations over the Bay of Biscay. "