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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:46 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3558 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | between Kehdingbruch and Belum; Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Operation - Hamburg.
The aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by heavy (schwere) Flak; crashed.
All five rest at the Becklingen War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3558
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 09:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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