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| Date: | Monday 15 September 1941 |
| Time: | 23:30 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1015 |
| MSN: | KX-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Andervenne, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 19:55 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Gefreiter Rudolf Frank of the 1./NJG 3, who was flying Bf 110 D-3 L1+DH from Vechta airfield.
Crew:-
Pilot : Sergeant V Soukop RAFVR/Czech [Killed]
Sergeant Zdenek Babicek RAFVR 787505 [Killed]
Sergeant Alois Jarnot RAFVR 787394 [Killed]
Sergeant Jan Miklosek RAFVR 787339 [Killed]
Flying Officer Mojmir Sedlacek RAFVR 82634 [Killed]
Pilot Officer Antonin Zimmer RAFVR 82649 [Killed]
All lie at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany (51.740880 / 6.082017)
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1015
Google Maps
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database http://robdavistelford.co.uk/webspace/raf_bc
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2020 10:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Nov-2020 18:06 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 07-May-2025 06:39 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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