ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224967
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| Date: | Sunday 11 May 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1512 |
| MSN: | OJ-H |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:37 hrs for an operation to Hamburg, Germany.
The aircraft is lost without trace. It was possibly hit by one of these two night fighter pilots: Oberleutnant Karl-Heinz Hollborn of the 5./NJG 1 (based at Stade airfield, Germany; flying a Bf 110 E-1) or Oberfeldwebel Johann Schönherr of the 6./NJG 1 (based at Stade airfield, Germany; flying Bf 110 D-3 G9+HP).
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Aircrew Remembered - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1512
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2019 06:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-May-2019 06:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-May-2019 12:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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