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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:12 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3675 |
| MSN: | KO-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rue du Condroz, Grand-Hallet, Hannuit, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 20:26 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Bietmann & Unteroffizier Reinicke of the 5./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
The three who did not survive rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven in Vlaams-Brabant.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-te-grand-hallet
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3675
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 11:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Jun-2021 19:03 | Anon. | Updated |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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