ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269377
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| Date: | Friday 7 November 1941 |
| Time: | 23:10 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 75 Sqn RNzAF |
| Registration: | X9951 |
| MSN: | AA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Werdohl, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Operation - Berlin.
The aircraft was engaged by the 2./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 113 (Einsatz Hannover) and crashed.
On this evening icing conditions were present.
Sergeant Gibson did not survive, he rests in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X9951&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 July 1940 | R3165 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Weseke, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 6 April 1942 | X3661 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 0 | Robert-Koch-Straße street in Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 9 June 1942 | X3587 | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF | 5 | Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2021 13:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
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