ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236523
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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:48 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8505 |
| MSN: | PH-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea off Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:03 hrs local time for an operation to Wilhelmshaven in Germany.
Homeward-bound and at 3700 metres, the aircraft was attacked by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Heinz Vinke of the 5./NJG 2, who was patrolling in GCI-box 'Salzhering'.
All five are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8505
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1942 | Z8502 | 12 Sqn RAF | 1 | Reindersweg 10, Zieuwent, Gelderland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2020 11:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Jun-2022 18:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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