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| Date: | Wednesday 9 April 1941 |
| Time: | 22:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 221 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1049 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Marham, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Hans Berschwinger of the 4./NJG 2, who was flying from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew:
Pilot Officer P C Brown, Sergeant F H Butterworth and Sergeant E R Owen were killed in the crash.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C16755074
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2019 15:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Apr-2019 10:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 16-Jul-2023 20:33 | Nepa | Updated |
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