ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236378
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ596 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schmalbroich, Kempen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Operation - Frankfurt am Main, Hessen.
The Wimpey was hit by Flak in the target area causing catastrophic damage. The crew was forced to abandon the burning aircraft and all successfully reached the ground, only to be taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ596
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 July 1940 | R3235 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | IJsselmeer 1 km east of Uitdam, Noord-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 16 July 1941 | R3171 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | North Sea, off Dutch coast | |
w/o |
| 16 September 1941 | X3205 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Bockhorn, Bark, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 16 September 1941 | X9759 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 4 | Barsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 15 October 1941 | W5663 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 4 | Willich, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 15 October 1941 | X9916 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | Köln-Weiden, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 8 November 1941 | X9628 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Schaephuysen (Rheurdt) - Tönisberg (Kempen); Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 8 November 1941 | Z8942 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Zuidland, Zuid-Holland | |
w/o |
| 27 July 1942 | Z1596 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 4 | near Dose, Friedeburg, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | BJ599 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | near Steinbeck, Buchholz in der Nordheide, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | X3664 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 6 | near Stade, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | X3558 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | between Kehdingbruch and Belum; Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | X3452 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 1 | near Grothusenkoog, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | Z1570 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Haftenkamp, Gölenkamp, GB, Niedersachsen | |
w/o |
| 12 August 1942 | BJ625 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 4 | hillside at Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 21 August 1942 | BJ774 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Missing. |  |
mis |
| 11 September 1942 | BJ828 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea |  |
mis |
| 13 October 1942 | X3954 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | near Darenwurth, Helse, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 25 October 1942 | Z1652 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 2 | Ville-sur-Retourne, Ardennes 08 | |
w/o |
| 25 October 1942 | BJ725 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Wargnies-le-Grand, département du Nord | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 19:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:46 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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