ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140889
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HZ481 |
| MSN: | QO-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near the Passtraat, Zoutleeuw, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skipton-on-Swale, UK |
Takeoff at 22:49 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Reinhard Kollak of the 7./NJG 4 (detached to II./NJG 1), flying Bf 110 G-4 3C+ER from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield. Also claimed by heavy Flak, claim Kollak confirmed.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ481
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ481
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 October 1943 | LN451 | 432 (Leaside) Sqn RCAF | 5 | in front of the church of Holtensen, Wennigsen, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 14:26 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 09:10 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 15-Jan-2019 12:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2019 13:00 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2019 13:03 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 01:50 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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