RAF 166 Squadron

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

L to R    Sgt. R Carlon - Air Bomber,  Flg. Off. R. P. Swallow - Navigator,  Flt. Sgt. A. P. Bates - Pilot,  Unknown,  Sgt. A. Bromby - Wireless Op. Front  Sgt. G. W. D. Dean - Rear Gunner

Robert P. Swallow	Ronald Carlon	Arthur Bromby	Albert P. Bates

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

Orders of Battle for AS-A  HF596

Date	Tasking
18/19 July 1943	Gardening (Artichokes)
24/25 July 1943	Hamburg
25/26 July 1943	Essen
12/13 August 1943  - for this mission flew aircraft HF570	Gardening (Artichokes)
15/16 August 1943  - crew missing - nothing heard after take off	Gardening (Nectarines I)

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.  

Leutnant Grimm claimed 29 aircraft downed with 27 of these confirmed.
He was shot down by German flak over Bremen 8/9.10.1943.
Bailed out badly burned and died 13.10.1943.

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