ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226711
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| Date: | Monday 12 May 1941 |
| Time: | 01:42 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2911 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over the Wattenmeer west of Sankt Peter-Ording, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft had taken off for an operation to Hamburg, Germany.
On return, the aircraft was intercepted and substantially damaged in a night fighter attack by Leutnant Eckart-Wilhelm von Bonin of the 6./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Schleswig airfield. The rear gunner was killed, the W/O badly wounded.
The pilot managed to fly the Wimpey back to England and landed at RAF Marham at 05:45 hrs.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jul-2019 08:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Jul-2019 06:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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