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| Date: | Tuesday 6 October 1942 |
| Time: | 23:22 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK313 |
| MSN: | KO-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 19:01 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Osnabrück in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was intercepted by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Hans Krause, Unteroffizier Otto Zinn & Unteroffizier Fritz Specht of the Stab I./NJG 3, who had taken off from Rheine airfield at 21:40 hrs, in Dornier Do 217J D5+LH.
The five crew members rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK313
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Oct-2020 20:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Oct-2022 16:24 | Anon. | Updated [Location, ] |
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