RAF 166 Squadron

--- Wellington Mk X HF596   AS-A Crew ---

HF596 Crew
L to R Rear


Sgt Ronald Carlon  RAF  1515883 - Air Bomber

F/O Robert Philpot Swallow  RCAF  J/14504 - Navigator

F/Sgt Albert Peter Bates  RAF  1066641 - Pilot

Unknown

Sgt Arthur Bromby  RAF  1451959 - Wireless Operator

Front

Sgt Gordon William Davidson Dean  RAF  1314707 - Rear Gunner


* Currently there are no know photographs of G W D Dean other than the group one above *
R P Swallow


Robert Philpot Swallow
R Carlon


Ronald Carlon
A Bromby


Arthur Bromby
A Bates


Albert Peter Bates
       
Sorties »   posted in April 1944 Notes:
       
18/19 Jul 1943 HF596  AS-A minelaying - Lorient/St-Nazaire area  
24/25 Jul 1943 " Hamburg  
25/26 Jul 1943 " Essen  
3 Aug 1943 HE742  AS-F Sea Search nothing seen
12/13 Aug 1943 HF570  AS-? minelaying - Lorien/St-Nazaire area  
15/16 Aug 1943 HF596  AS-A minelaying - Frisian Islands missing nothing heard after take-off
       

HF596 loss map


map courtesy Aircrew Rememberance Society
post script...



On 15/16.8.1943 two Wellingtons were claimed over the North Sea by Leutnant Heinz Grimm of IV Gruppe NJG1.


It appears HF596 was one of these aircraft.


The combat took place at a very low level of 80 meters and HF596 crashed into the North Sea


approximately 80 kilometers north west of Vlieland at 00.36hrs Monday 16th August 


Other returning crew confirmed seeing the Wellington go down in flames and the aircraft burning on


the water.



Leutnant Grimm claimed 29 aircraft downed with 27 of these confirmed.


Other crew

Ofw. Walter Czybulka (radar/radio Op.),

bailed out and died of injuries 13.10.43,

Uffz. Werner Behrendt (AG), bailed out, wounded.





Aircraft Identification: Bf110G-4 Serial 5346 Code G9+CE


(Picture of similar aircraft right)


Sources: II/NJG2-IV/NJG1 Abschuss Tafel

 Abschusskcommission listings

Private sources in Germany

Leutnant Heinz Grimm photograph courtesy Gerhard Bracke
Heinz Grimm


Leutnant Heinz Grimm

shot down by German flak over

Bremen 8/9.10.1943.

Bailed out badly burned and died 13.10.1943.

buried at the Lutherstadt Eisleben-Alter Friedhof
BF110G


BF110G
Original Headstone


original gravemarker damaged by vandals
New Headstone


new gravemarker
Heinz Grimm grave marker photographs courtesy Dom Howard
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