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| Date: | Monday 30 June 1941 |
| Time: | 03:50-04:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 40 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5456 |
| MSN: | BL-P |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea off England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:45 hrs for an operation to Hamburg, Germany.
Missing without a trace. On return, probably shot down by a Ju 88C night fighter of the I./NJG 2 (flown by either Feldwebel Helmut Arnold or by Oberfeldwebel Hermann Jung). Could also have been hit by Marine Flak over Germany.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5456
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2019 11:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Jun-2019 12:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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