ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244449
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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (City of London) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | X3808 |
| MSN: | PT-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St George, County Durham |
Takeoff at 18:52 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Köln in Germany.
Possible claim by Lt Erich Gollasch 12/NJG1 - Sea 30km North West of Vlieland (Salzhering or Tiger): 800m at 2321 hrs. The aircraft may have been claimed by Flak of IV. Zug 2./lei Res Flak Abt 988 and light Marine Flak (Wellington North of Juist in sea 2105 hrs).
All five are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3808
Theo Boiten
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 November 1942 | Z1679 | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF | 5 | off Sylt island, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 17:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
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