ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235921
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 00:16 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R1450 |
| MSN: | Y1 (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 22:14 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot up by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Köberich & Unteroffizier Heidenreich of the Stab II./NJG 3, who had taken off from Schleswig airfield at 23:42 hrs, in Bf 110E D5+BC.
All six crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1450
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 10:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
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