ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 211958
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| Date: | Friday 11 June 1943 |
| Time: | 01:14 |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 24 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | BD442 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nantes area, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honeybourne |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Karl Maisch of the 11./NJG 5. The Whitley was on a Nickel operation (leaflet dropping operation) to France.
Crew: http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2226
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2226
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jun-2018 08:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
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