ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237791
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 September 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3457 |
| MSN: | SR-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Gardening (mine-laying).
The aircraft was shot down by a Luftwaffe night fighter, either piloted by Ofw. Karl Haisch (flying Dornier Do 217J D5+MM from Westerland/Sylt airfield in Germany, claiming a 'Wellington' at 00:18 hrs - sea 47 km west of Römö island) or by Major Günther Radusch of the Stab II./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield (Germany), who claimed a 'Wellington' destroyed over the sea 20 km northwest of Sylt at 01:01 hrs.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3457
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2020 19:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
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