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| Date: | Wednesday 9 September 1942 |
| Time: | 00:34 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z8644 |
| MSN: | PH-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nackenheim, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 20:31 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Hessen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Leopold Fellerer of the 5./NJG 2, who was flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
All five rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z8644
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 19:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
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