ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235978
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 24 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z9512 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sternbuschweg street, Duisburg-Neudorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire |
Takeoff at 23:20 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak.
Those who did not survive rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/thompson-anthony.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 09:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
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