ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235621
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:40 LT |
| Type: |  Handley Page Halifax Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W1155 |
| MSN: | ZA-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Sea W of Walcheren, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Operation - Essen, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot up by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Herbert Bönsch of the Stab III./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Critical damage was prevented by diving into cloud and at 04:25 hrs, the aircraft landed. Damaged were rear gun turret, tail plane and fuselage.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W1155
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 28 April 1942 | W1037 | 10 Sqn RAF | 2 | Vicinity of Elverumgaard |  |
w/o |
| 9 May 1942 | W7674 | 10 Sqn RAF | 7 | near Rostock firing range, Mecklenburg |  |
w/o |
| 25 June 1942 | W1155 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | Near Leeming Bar |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2020 18:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Apr-2020 18:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 15-Jun-2022 16:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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