ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224748
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 May 1941 |
| Time: | 02:08 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | R3227 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Wendy, Royston, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was hit by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Heinz Strüning of the 1./NJG 2, who was flying from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands. Following a crash-landing with the port wing on fire, it burned out.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://www.rafweb.org/Members%20Pages/Aircraft%20Serials/Training%20-%20Operational.htm
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-May-2019 14:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
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