ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236622
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| Date: | Thursday 17 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ877 |
| MSN: | JN-Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SSE of Diest, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:35 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Walter Barte of the 4./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
Five managed to evade capture; W/Op/Air Gunner Sergeant Norman M. Graham was taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/randle-william.html
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 7 August 1941 | W5721 | 150 Sqn RAF | 6 | Schermbeck, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
w/o |
| 19 July 1942 | X3755 | 150 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea W of Kijkduin, Den Haag, Zuid-Holland |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2020 17:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Jun-2020 07:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 01:43 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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