ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244617
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| Date: | Sunday 22 November 1942 |
| Time: | 20:46 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK206 |
| MSN: | KO-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chalandry, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:40 hrs for a bombing operation against Stuttgart in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4 based at Florennes airfield in Belgium, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4.
Those who did not survive rest in the Chalandry cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=821
http://ww2.dk/air/njagd/njg4.htm
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 31 May 1942 | Z1614 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Tichelovenstraat street at Wijchmaal, Peer, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 29 July 1942 | Z1605 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Hohn, Schleswig-Holstein |  |
w/o |
| 29 August 1942 | BJ688 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Eich, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2020 18:56 | TigerTimon | Added |
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