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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1942 |
| Time: | 03:45 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | X3169 |
| MSN: | KJ-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Ohrtermersch (Bippen) and Berge; Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Steeple Morden, Hertfordshire |
Takeoff at 23:41 hrs local time for an operation to Bremen.
The aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Wolf Gütter of the 3./NJG 3 based at Vechta airfield and engaged by heavy (schwere) Flak.
All five were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3169
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-May-2020 14:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
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