ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235988
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:45 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 16 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV736 |
| MSN: | F2 (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire |
Takeoff at 23:39 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Wandam & Feldwebel Schöpke of the 3./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
None of the six crew members survived the crash. They were initially buried at Brustem.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-dv736-bij-dilsen
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/vickers-edger-henry.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 10:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Nov-2022 05:06 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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