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| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1941 |
| Time: | 21:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IA |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | P9230 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | West Tofts, Thetford, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff for a training flight from RAF East Wretham.
Crash-landing after being substantially damaged in an encounter at 21:40 with a Junkers Ju 88C flown by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Karl Theodor Hülshoff of the Stab I./NJG 2 based at Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:
P/O (63065) Jan Hrnčíř (2.pilot-inst.) RAFVR - injured
Sgt (787166) Jaroslav Nyč (1.pilot) RAFVR - uninjured
Sources:
Na nebi hrdého Albionu - Jiří Rajlich
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755051
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Mar-2008 06:25 | Nepa | Added |
| 21-Mar-2008 08:12 | Nepa | Updated |
| 27-Apr-2008 12:34 | Updated | |
| 10-Nov-2011 12:35 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 13:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 13:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 06-Apr-2019 13:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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