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| Date: | Sunday 14 February 1943 |
| Time: | 20:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 466 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | HE164 |
| MSN: | HD- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | De Donken, Meerhout, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Hermann Schönthier of the 2./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 18:32
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE164
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE164
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 10:23 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 29-Aug-2018 09:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Aug-2018 09:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 23-Oct-2018 19:49 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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