ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224820
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 1941 |
| Time: | 02:16 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1473 |
| MSN: | NZ- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brümsel, Messingen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Takeoff at 23:08 LT for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Reinhard Schmolinsky of the 1./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 from Vechta airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/lynes-gavin-john.html
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 January 1942 | DV423 | 304 (Land of Silesia) Sqn RAF | 6 | Dollard between Termunten (Groningen) and Emden (Niedersachsen) |  |
w/o |
| 13 April 1942 | X9687 | 304 (Ziemia Slaska) Sqn RAF | 1 | Gleuel, Hürth, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2019 10:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-May-2019 06:43 | Anon. | Updated [Operator] |
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