ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233214
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Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1941 |
Time: | 01:25 LT |
Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
Owner/operator: | 104 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | W5461 |
MSN: | EP-R |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Darrigsdorf, Wittingen, Niedersachsen -
Germany
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Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Driffield, Yorkshire |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Takeoff at 21:25 LT for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of two Reserve-Flak-Abteilungen and crashed.
The six crew members were all taken prisoner of war.
For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5461 Google Maps
Revision history:
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