ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244677
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| Date: | Wednesday 9 December 1942 |
| Time: | 21:51 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 24 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | EB388 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Senonches, Eure-et-Loir 28 -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honeybourne, Worcestershire |
Takeoff at 18:24 hrs for a Nickeling (leaflet-dropping) operation over Orléans.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Lechner, Feldwebel Röhrs & Unteroffizier Tautor of the 10./NJG 5, who were flying a Junkers Ju 88 C-6.
The crew rests in the local cemetery of Senonches.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=2212
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/oob/bestand/njagd/bivnjg5.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2020 18:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Nov-2020 18:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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