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| Date: | Thursday 24 April 1941 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ia |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N2912 |
| MSN: | LG-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
While on its landing approach, the aircraft was hit by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Vinzenz Giessübel of the 2./NJG 2, who was flying Do 17 Z-10 R4+ZK from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands. The Wellington then crashed into a dispersal pen, where Wellington R1404 was parked, both aircraft being destroyed.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant Francis Norman Alstrom RAFVR 927508 [Killed]
Air Gunner : Sergeant Ronald Wilson RAFVR 1065928 [Killed]
Sergeant P N Nicholls RAF [Injured]
Sources:
1. Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
2. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/alstrom-francis.html
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2019 15:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Apr-2024 08:09 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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