ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 269854
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| Date: | Sunday 30 November 1941 |
| Time: | 21:39 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6800 |
| MSN: | DY-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | south of Klein Königsförde, Krummwisch, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dalton |
Took off at 16:47 hrs for an operation against Hamburg.
The aircraft was picked by searchlights of the 1. Marine-Flak-Regiment at 21:24 hrs and was hit by Flak of the same regiment; crashed at 21:39 hrs.
Those who perished rest at Kiel.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6800&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 July 1941 | Z6866 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 0 | Maurik, Gelderland |  |
w/o |
| 1 September 1941 | Z6837 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 5 | Molenstede, Diest, Flemish Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 8 November 1941 | Z9212 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 3 | Wildenrath, Wegberg, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Nov-2021 18:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
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