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| Date: | Tuesday 16 September 1941 |
| Time: | 00:33 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3205 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bockhorn, Bark, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Mission - Hamburg
The aircraft was coned by searchlights & intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Eckardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 E-2.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3205
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Mar-2020 10:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Mar-2020 17:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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