ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235463
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1331 |
| MSN: | GR-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | 50-60 miles east of Harwich, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Operation - second 1000 bomber raid; this time the target being Essen, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was attacked by a 'Ju 88' 50-60 miles east of Harwich at 03:15 hrs. The attack was evaded by diving turns.
Probably, this was a Ju 88 C-6 of the 7./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands, flown by Oberfeldwebel Heinz Strüning.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/301_wwII.html
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1331 for aircraft type
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 June 1942 | Z1331 | 301 (Ziemi Pomorskiej) Sqn RAF | 6 | IJsselmeer, E of Amsterdam, Noord-Holland |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2020 13:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Oct-2020 21:45 | Digger | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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