ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244658
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| Date: | Sunday 6 December 1942 |
| Time: | 21:54 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK513 |
| MSN: | KO-V |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Montcornet, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 17:32 hrs for a bombing operation against Mannheim in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Helmut Bergmann of the 7./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Juvincourt airfield.
The crew of five rests at the Montcornet British war cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=869
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Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 21 August 1942 | X3989 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | missing - off France | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 20:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
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