ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 180315
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 July 1941 |
| Time: | 03:40 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6627 |
| MSN: | ZA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 60 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming |
Takeoff at 22:29 hrs for an operation to Hamm, Germany.
On return, shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Rudolf Schoenert of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 C-7 G9+WM from Bergen airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
http://www.moseleians.co.uk/roll-of-honour-2/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6627
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 1940 | T4130 | 10 Sqn RAF | 2 | Badbergen, 23 km WSW Vechta; Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 19 June 1941 | Z6671 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Ameland, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 17 August 1941 | Z6794 | 10 Sqn RAF | 2 | Lottum, Limburg | |
w/o |
| 19 August 1941 | Z6672 | 10 Sqn RAF | 3 | Tiendeberg, Riemst, Limburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2015 11:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jul-2019 11:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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