51 Squadron (Swift And Sure). Whitley aircraft missing.
Addendum: Whitley aircraft Z 9130 was carrying 1 x 1,000 lb., 3 x 500 lb., and 2 containers of 4 lb, incendiary bombs when it went down in the sea as the result of enemy action. Sgt. W.M. Chambers, Sgt. A.V. Carpenter (RAF), and S/L. P.G.S. Dickenson (RAF) were also killed. One Canadian, Sgt. B.S. Walley, was taken Prisoner Of War.
Simpson, David Albert (Pilot Officer)
Killed in Action 1941-November-08
Birth Date: 1917
Born:
Parents: Son of William Edward and Ethel Lillian (nee Stewart) Simpson, of Edmonton, Alberta. Brother of Lenna Lilley,
Spouse:
Home: Edmonton, Alberta
Enlistment:
Enlistment Date: unkown date
Service
RCAF
Unit
51 (B) Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
Swift And Sure
Base
Dishforth
Rank
Pilot Officer
Position
Observer
Service Numbers
J/5309
Home
Edmonton, Alberta
Target
Berlin Germany
Temporary Burial
Nordernly Cemetery, East Frisik Island
Remains were later exhumed from this location and reburied
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Library and Archives Canada Service Files (may not exist)Crew or Other Personnel
Whitley Z9130
Mission
Whitley Mk. V Z9130
Bombing Berlin Germany 1941-November-07 to 1941-November-08
51 (B) Sqn (RAF) Dishforth
This raid on Berlin involved 169 aircraft - IOI Wellingtons, 42 Whitleys, 17 Stirlings, 9 Halifaxes - of I, 3 and 4 Groups. 21 aircraft- 10 Wellingtons, 9 Whitleys, 2 Stirlings -were lost, 12·4 per cent of those dispatched.
73 aircraft reached the general area of Berlin but could only claim fires on the outskirts of the city, with other results being 'unobserved'. Berlin reports scattered bombing in many areas. Premises hit by the 'bombing were: I industrial, 2 railway, 2 public utility (a gasometer at Staaken was burnt out), 2 official buildings, 30 houses, 16 wooden garden houses, and I farm building. The only buildings classed as 'destroyed' were 14 of the houses. Casualties were: 11 people killed, 44 injured, 637 people bombed out and receiving official help, with a further number going to the homes of relatives and friends. This was the last major raid on Berlin until January 1943. The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
.Whitley Mk V Z-9130 MH-F was carrying 1 x 1,000 lb., 3 x 500 lb., and 2 containers of 4 lb, incendiary bombs when it went down in the sea off the Frisian Islands as the result of enemy action
.Killed: Sergeant Arthur Vincent Carpenter RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 40. Sergeant William Martin Chambers RCAF R/61802 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 61. Squadron Leader Peter George Scott Dickenson RAF pilot KIA Sage War Cemetery grave 3. F. 7. Pilot Officer David Albert Simpson RCAF J/5309 KIA Sage War Cemetery grave 3. F. 6. POW: Sergeant Brian Stephen Walley RAF Stalag 383 Hohen Fels.
Aircrew RememberedWhitley Z9130 Mk. V - Bombing Berlin Germany - 1941-11-07 to 1941-11-08
Squadron: 51 (B) Sqn (RAF)
Start Date: 1941-11-07
Completion Date: 1941-11-08
Mission: Bombing
Operation: unspecified
Target City: Berlin Germany
Target Specific:
Base: Dishforth
Take Off Time: 22;21
Squadron Code: MH-F
Radio Code:
Return Base:
Return Time:
Crash City: In the sea off the Frisian Islands
Crash Specifics:
Crash Latitude: 0.00000000
Crash Longitude: 0.00000000
Crash Reason:
Flak Battery:
Enemy Claim:
War Diary Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
6 Group Unavailable
This raid on Berlin involved 169 aircraft - IOI Wellingtons, 42 Whitleys, 17 Stirlings, 9 Halifaxes - of I, 3 and 4 Groups. 21 aircraft- 10 Wellingtons, 9 Whitleys, 2 Stirlings -were lost, 12·4 per cent of those dispatched.
73 aircraft reached the general area of Berlin but could only claim fires on the outskirts of the city, with other results being 'unobserved'. Berlin reports scattered bombing in many areas. Premises hit by the 'bombing were: I industrial, 2 railway, 2 public utility (a gasometer at Staaken was burnt out), 2 official buildings, 30 houses, 16 wooden garden houses, and I farm building. The only buildings classed as 'destroyed' were 14 of the houses. Casualties were: 11 people killed, 44 injured, 637 people bombed out and receiving official help, with a further number going to the homes of relatives and friends. This was the last major raid on Berlin until January 1943. The Bomber Command War Diaries, Martin Middlebrook and Chris Everitt
.Whitley Mk V Z-9130 MH-F was carrying 1 x 1,000 lb., 3 x 500 lb., and 2 containers of 4 lb, incendiary bombs when it went down in the sea off the Frisian Islands as the result of enemy action
.Killed: Sergeant Arthur Vincent Carpenter RAF KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 40. Sergeant William Martin Chambers RCAF R/61802 KIA Runnymede Memorial Panel 61. Squadron Leader Peter George Scott Dickenson RAF pilot KIA Sage War Cemetery grave 3. F. 7. Pilot Officer David Albert Simpson RCAF J/5309 KIA Sage War Cemetery grave 3. F. 6. POW: Sergeant Brian Stephen Walley RAF Stalag 383 Hohen Fels.