ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234433
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| Date: | Monday 15 September 1941 |
| Time: | 22:51 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AE232 |
| MSN: | ZN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 18:30 local time for an operation to Hamburg.
Over the target, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and attacked by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Walter Barte of the Stab II./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 D-3. The left engine erupted in flames and the aircraft broke up in mid-air. Three crew members were taken prisoner of war.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE232
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 November 1941 | AE317 | 106 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea 3-4 km west-northwest of Wangerooge island, Niedersachsen | |
mis |
| 15 January 1942 | P1341 | 106 Sqn RAF | 0 | Hostrup, Varde, Syddanmark |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2020 10:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Mar-2020 17:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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