ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224794
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| Date: | Thursday 8 May 1941 |
| Time: | 23:58 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3062 |
| MSN: | OL-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:25 for an operation to Hamburg, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Alfons Köster of the 3./NJG 2, who was flying from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
For the crew, see link two.
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3062
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1941-incident-logs
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 1 July 1941 | AD916 | 83 Sqn RAF | 1 | zwischen Müllendorf und Süggerath |  |
w/o |
| 8 December 1941 | AE191 | 83 Sqn RAF | 2 | North Sea off Walcheren, Zeeland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-May-2019 14:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-May-2019 18:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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