ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236057
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:12 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3798 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tildonk, Haacht, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:45 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ehle & Oberfeldwebel Leidenbach of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
For the pilot Harker and his radio operator, P/O Charles Lenover, the rescue came too late. In all probability they could still leave the plane, but both bodies were found lifeless not far from the wreckage.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-x3798-bij-tildonk
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3798
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 3 June 1942 | DV786 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Brussegem, Merchtem, Flemish Brabant | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | BJ592 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Vierzigstücker Moor at Neuenfelde, Hamburg |  |
w/o |
| 27 August 1942 | X3367 | 156 Sqn RAF | 6 | Epe, Gronau, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 27 August 1942 | DF667 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 29 August 1942 | X3728 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Perk, Steenokkerzeel, Flemish Brabant | |
w/o |
| 20 September 1942 | BJ883 | 156 Sqn RAF | 0 | Abbeville area, Somme département, Hauts-de-France |  |
w/o |
| 14 October 1942 | BJ775 | 156 Sqn RAF | 3 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 15 October 1942 | BK339 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea | |
mis |
| 22 November 1942 | X3672 | 156 Sqn RAF | 3 | Le Chanet, Argançon, Aube département | |
w/o |
| 20 December 1942 | Z1660 | 156 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Duisburg-Meiderich, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 21 December 1942 | BK386 | 156 Sqn RAF | 5 | Matignicourt-Goncourt, Marne département | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 18:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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