ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234722
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 September 1941 |
| Time: | 00:26 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9673 |
| MSN: | KO-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hittfeld railway station, Seevetal, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 19:46 hrs local time for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot down by the night fighter crew of Fw. Kalinowski & Uffz. Zwickl of the 6./NJG 1, who had taken off from Wittmund airfield at 23:27 hrs, in Bf 110 D-3 G9+FP.
The crew rests at Becklingen War Cemetery. For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X9673
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 May 1941 | R1379 | 115 Sqn RAF | 1 | near Tönning, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 8 September 1941 | R1798 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Drachtstercompagnie, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 13 April 1942 | X3596 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | IJsselmeer 3.5 km W of Urk, Overijssel | |
w/o |
| 22 July 1942 | X3750 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Strabrechtse heide, Heeze, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 6 October 1942 | BK313 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2020 18:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
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