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| Date: | Sunday 20 September 1942 |
| Time: | 01:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ689 |
| MSN: | SR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Novion-Porcien, Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Stradishall, Suffolk |
Operation - Saarbrücken, Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Herget & Feldwebel Liebherr of the 9./NJG 4, who were flying a Bf 110 from Juvincourt airfield.
Three of the crew have no known grave.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=812
Google Maps
https://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=812
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jun-2020 08:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-Jun-2020 08:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 25-Feb-2022 21:02 | redsix1 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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