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| Date: | Monday 30 June 1941 |
| Time: | 03:50-04:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1640 |
| MSN: | BH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 40 miles off Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:12 hrs for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
On return, the aircraft was probably hit by a Ju 88C night fighter of the I./NJG 2 (flown by either Feldwebel Helmut Arnold or by Oberfeldwebel Hermann Jung). The pilot ditched the Wimpey, all six crew members were rescued.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1640
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2019 11:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 28-Jun-2019 12:09 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 04-Nov-2019 07:13 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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