ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 232897
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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5721 |
| MSN: | JN-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schermbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:35 hrs for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Hessen.
The aircraft was hit by the 1.-3./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 465 and crashed.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5721
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 19 July 1942 | X3755 | 150 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea W of Kijkduin, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
| 17 September 1942 | BJ877 | 150 Sqn RAF | 0 | SSE of Diest, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2020 17:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
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