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| Date: | Thursday 7 August 1941 |
| Time: | 03:38 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9633 |
| MSN: | OJ-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bois de Buis, Perwez, Walloon Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:39 hrs for an operation to Mannheim, Germany.
On return, the aircraft was shot down by Feldwebel Kollak & Unteroffizier Hermann of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 C-4 G9+LH from Sint-Truiden (St Trond) airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-x9633-bij-orbais
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X9633
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Feb-2020 16:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Dec-2021 20:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2022 10:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 05-Nov-2022 10:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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