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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:31 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W5367 |
| MSN: | PH-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Westerholte, Ankum, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Altendorf, Unteroffizier Arndt (Bordfunker) & Unteroffizier Holst (Beobachter) from the 2./NJG 3, who had taken off from Vechta at 00:38 hrs, in Bf 110 E-2 D5+EK.
Those who perished rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=W5367
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 14:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-May-2020 14:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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