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| Date: | Wednesday 13 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:52 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8835 |
| MSN: | KO-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rübke (Neu Wulmstorf) - Hohentannen (Buxtehude), Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 21:27 LT for an operation to Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was coned by searchlight(s) & hit by Flak of the 1. & 2./Reserve-Flak-Abteilung 601 and crashed between Rübke and Hohentannen in an area called the Ostmoor.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8835
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2020 20:21 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Feb-2020 20:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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