ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234719
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1941 |
| Time: | 01:32 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 58 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6944 |
| MSN: | GE-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elbe river at Hamburg-Altengamme (probably) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 18:52 hrs local time for an operation to Stettin (modern Poland).
The aircraft was hit by the 1./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 165 and probably crashed into the Elbe river, for all the crew were posted missing in action and are commemorated at the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6944
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 2 July 1940 | N1461 | 58 Sqn RAF | 4 | Kiel, Schleswig Holstein | |
w/o |
| 12 March 1942 | Z9227 | 58 Sqn RAF | 5 | S of Ameland, Friesland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2020 17:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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