Accident Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V Z6572,
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Date:Saturday 28 June 1941
Time:02:44 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic whtl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V
Owner/operator:102 Sqn RAF
Registration: Z6572
MSN: DY-L
Fatalities:Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Wattenmeer northeast of Butjadingen, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 22:30 LT for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Hit by Flak of the Flak-Untergruppen-Kommando Süd.

For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6572

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
15 August 1940 N1420 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF 0 RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
26-Jun-2019 07:41 TigerTimon Added
26-Jun-2019 09:56 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]

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