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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1941 |
| Time: | 02:22 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 142 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5386 |
| MSN: | QT- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Store House nr. 70, Kuhwerder Hafen port, Hamburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:57 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
Coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Eckardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 E-2 G9+DC from Stade airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5386
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2019 18:24 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jun-2019 05:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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