ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234137
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:30 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5457 |
| MSN: | HA-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arzfeld, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 23:43 hrs for an operation to Köln in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights for 5 minutes & intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Herzog of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5457
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2020 15:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Mar-2021 20:54 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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