ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225157
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| Date: | Sunday 18 May 1941 |
| Time: | 02:34 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6578 |
| MSN: | KN-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Rotem, Dilsen-Stokkem, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:30 LT for an operation to Köln, Germany.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Kurt Loos of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Aircrew Remembered - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6578
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 June 1940 | N1476 | 77 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire, England |  |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-May-2019 15:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 16-May-2019 15:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn] |
| 18-May-2019 12:13 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 19-May-2019 06:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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