ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244596
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| Date: | Monday 9 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ711 |
| MSN: | QT-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamburg-Ohlsdorf -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 17:40 hrs for a bombing operation against Hamburg.
Over the target, the aircraft was hit by heavy Flak of the 1. & 3./gemischte Flak-Abteilung 162, 3. & 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 613 and 1./Luftsperr-Abteilung 201; crashed.
The six crew is buried in Hamburg.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ711
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1942 | Z1209 | 142 Sqn RAF | 5 | missing - North Sea off West Flanders |  |
mis |
| 2 June 1942 | Z1410 | 142 Sqn RAF | 5 | Thoresby Bridge, near North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2020 19:30 | TigerTimon | Added |
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