Accident Vickers Wellington Mk Ic R1015,
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Date:Monday 15 September 1941
Time:23:30 claim
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk Ic
Owner/operator:311 Sqn RAF
Registration: R1015
MSN: KX-L
Fatalities:Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Andervenne, Niedersachsen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF East Wretham, Norfolk
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 19:55 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Gefreiter Rudolf Frank of the 1./NJG 3, who was flying Bf 110 D-3 L1+DH from Vechta airfield.

For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1015
Google Maps

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Mar-2020 10:07 TigerTimon Added
23-Nov-2020 18:06 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]

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