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| Date: | Friday 12 March 1943 |
| Time: | 22:22 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 427 (Lion) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | BK164 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | 10 km north of Hoorn, Noord-Holland at 3000 meters -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croft |
The aircraft was hit by Flak over Essen (which killed the crew's navigator and severely injured the Wop). The aircraft was attacked by a Bf 110 flown by Lt. Wolfgang Kuthe of the 11./NJG 1. The German claimed the Wellington shot down (victory confirmed), but it made it back to England, crash landing at RAF Stradishall.
Damage: Cat.Ac / Repair is beyond the unit capacity, i.e. may be repaired on site by another unit or contractor
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://books.google.nl/books?id=897--YXm00UC&pg=PA32&lpg=PA32&dq=wellington+BK164&source=bl&ots=758rRawwnc&sig=uQJQ1kvuUvxSaKIc17jNDmjCZzg&hl=nl&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjQ4OiizefZAhXE_qQKHUu2D9UQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=wellington%20BK164&f=false
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2018 20:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Oct-2018 19:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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