ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227629
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| Date: | Saturday 26 July 1941 |
| Time: | 04:22 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4231 |
| MSN: | ZA-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km northeast of Koersel, Beringen, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:28 hrs for an operation to Hannover, Germany.
On return, coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Reinhard Kollak of the 1./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 C-4 G9+LH from Venlo airfield, the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T4231+
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/whitley-bij-koersel
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2019 17:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jul-2019 10:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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