ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236612
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1942 |
| Time: | 23:22 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | Z1084 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ahaus, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 19:55 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Herbert Lütje of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
All five rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1084
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2020 11:14 | TigerTimon | Added |
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