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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 01:21 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 22 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X3201 |
| MSN: | ?-O Bar (call sign |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire |
Takeoff at 22:00 hrs for an operation to Hamburg.
The aircraft was shot up by Flak and probably engaged by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Willi Elstermann of the 6./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield.
The survivors were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3201
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 12:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
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