Accident Vickers Wellington Mk X HE398,
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Date:Thursday 13 May 1943
Time:03:07
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:196 Sqn RAF
Registration: HE398
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Aircraft missing
Location:North Sea 30 km west of Callantsoog, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leconfield (EGXV)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Robert Denzel of the 12./NJG 1, flying Bf 110 G-4 G9+HZ from Bergen airfield.

Target: Duisburg
Call Sign: ZO-
Takeoff time: 23:39

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://www.backtonormandy.org/the-history/air-force-operations/airplanes-allies-and-axis-lost/wellington/20638-HE3981943-05-13.html
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Dec-2011 09:46 Uli Elch Added
08-Jan-2012 08:28 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Departure airport]
10-May-2018 19:12 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
10-May-2018 19:12 TigerTimon Updated [Country]
01-Nov-2018 09:40 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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