ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235410
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 13 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z6186 |
| MSN: | ?-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Rheinberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:35 hrs for an intruder operation in support of the second 1000 bomber raid on Essen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by the 11./III./Flak-Regiment 26 and hit by the 3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 646.
The three crew members rest at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6186
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2020 19:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Apr-2020 19:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
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