ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234134
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:16 claim |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6564 |
| MSN: | ZA-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rekem, Lanaken, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:23 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights for 5 minutes, intercepted and attacked by Oberleutnant Griese & Unteroffizier Beiam of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from Sint Truiden (St Trond) airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6564
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 July 1941 | Z6793 | 10 Sqn RAF | 4 | Schuinesloot, Overijssel |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2020 14:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Dec-2021 20:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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