ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236138
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| Date: | Thursday 20 August 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1471 |
| MSN: | SM-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off the Île de Sein island in the North Atlantic -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:00 hrs for a Gardening (mine-laying) operation in the Brest area.
While crossing the Île de Sein, the aircraft was hit by Flak and subsequently ditched. It took six hours for a French fishing boat to rescue all six crew members. All were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1471
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=7209
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 6 May 1942 | W5573 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 0 | NNE of Gainsborough |  |
w/o |
| 3 February 1943 | Z1392 | 305 (Ziemi Wielkopolskiej) Sqn RAF | 4 | Drogeham, E of Burgumer Mar (lake), Friesland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-May-2020 11:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-May-2020 11:31 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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