R9276 WP-G

Short Stirling I

Code lettersWP-G
SquadronNo. 90 Squadron
MarkI
FateLost on operations
Lost19 February 1943

Notes

Stirling Mk I R9276 (WP-G) of No. 90 Squadron took off from Ridgewell at 17:50 for the Wilhelmshaven raid of 19/20 February 1943 and was lost without trace; the kill was credited to Oblt Wolfgang Küthe of IV./NJG1 at 22:25. All eight crew were killed.

Operations flown

Operation Wilhelmshaven (19 February 1943)Failed to return

Crew: Cyril George Parr (Other) · Martin Goldrick (Other) · Alec Holt (Other) · Dennis Howitt Powell (Other) · Robert Cooper Frost (Other) · Arthur Moseley Limbrick (Other) · Robert Alexander Johnston (Other) · Robert Langley Knowles (Pilot)

Source: Bomber Command campaign diary & squadron loss records — Wilhelmshaven raid, 19/20 February 1943