ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244656
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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1942 |
| Time: | 20:12 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ898 |
| MSN: | KO-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Alsheim, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 17:33 hrs for a bombing operation against Mannheim in Baden-Württemberg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of the 8./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110.
The crew rests in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ898
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/njagd/biiinjg4.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1940 | P9227 | 115 Sqn RAF | 0 | Klein-Henstedt, 10 km NNE of Wildeshausen, Oldenburg, Lower Saxony | |
w/o |
| 30 April 1942 | X3593 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Park of Masions-Laffitte |  |
w/o |
| Mid-air collision | ||||||
| 2 September 1942 | BJ893 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | near Flize, Ardennes | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 20:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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