ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234347
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| Date: | Saturday 6 September 1941 |
| Time: | 23:22 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6942 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Metelen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 19:53 hrs for an operation to a chemical factory at Hüls (Krefeld) in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight, intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Herbert Lütje of the Stab III./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 G9+BD from Twente airfield in the Netherlands. The five crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6942
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2020 15:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
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