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| Date: | Sunday 7 September 1941 |
| Time: | 23:08 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X9705 |
| MSN: | DJ-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Lünten, Vreden, Nordrhein-Westfalen. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 20:15 hrs for an operation to Berlin.
The aircraft was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Lt. Heinz-Martin Hadeball of the 7./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X9705
Google Maps
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/air81/index.php?qname=&qcntry=&cur=4150&qunit=&qnum=&qmem=&qdate=1941
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Mar-2020 18:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
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