ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234205
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| Date: | Friday 29 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:49 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8839 |
| MSN: | BL-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km southwest of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 23:42 hrs local time for an operation to Duisburg in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights & hit by Flak. The three surviving crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8839
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 12 June 1941 | R1464 | 40 Sqn RAF | 6 | Meerlo - Maasbree, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 7 July 1941 | N2843 | 40 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2020 15:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
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