ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244708
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| Date: | Thursday 17 December 1942 |
| Time: | 20:01 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK274 |
| MSN: | KD-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wettbergen, Hannover, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 17:32 hrs for a bombing operation against Fallersleben, Wolfsburg.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and hit by heavy Flak of the 4./schwere Flak-Abteilung 521.
The five crew members rest in the Wunstorf cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK274
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Nov-2020 18:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
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