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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:27 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ592 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vierzigstücker Moor at Neuenfelde, Hamburg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:42 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was shot down by light Flak of the III. Zug of 2./leichte Flak-Abteilung 879 (o) and crashed into the Vierzigstücker Moor.
All six rest at the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ592
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 09:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
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