ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233953
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| Date: | Sunday 17 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:44 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD756 |
| MSN: | ZN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gembloux, Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:05 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Germany.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Hans-Joachim Redlich of the 1./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/watts-gordon-geoffrey.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 June 1941 | AD895 | 106 Sqn RAF | 4 | Osternburg, Oldenburg, Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 3 July 1941 | AD862 | 106 Sqn RAF | 2 | near Eben-Emael, Bitsingen, Liège | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Mar-2020 18:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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