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| Date: | Wednesday 14 October 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ775 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Operation - Kiel, Germany.
On the return flight, crashed into the North Sea.
Probably, it was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker of the 12./NJG 1, who had taken off from Leeuwarden airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) sea 30 km northwest of Vlieland (Salzhering): 2.700 m at 00:20 hrs.
According to the two survivors, the Wimpey was coned by searchlights and hit by Flak over the target.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ775
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 08:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:22 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
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