ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235910
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:12 LT |
| Type: |  Bristol Blenheim Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 18 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z7344 |
| MSN: | WV-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sengwarden, Wilhelmshaven, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wattisham, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 21:25 hrs for an intruder operation to Germany.
The aircraft was approaching Sengwarden from a easterly direction at a height of 500m-1000m. The Blenheim was coned by the 5./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 282 and hit by a light Flak battery from the same unit; went straight into a ditch in the marshy fields just outside the village.
All three crew members rest at the Sage War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z7344
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 08:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
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