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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK339 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Atlantic Ocean
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 19:15 hrs local time for a bombing operation against Köln in Germany.
The aircraft vanished over the North Sea. Possibly, it was intercepted by night fighter pilot Leutnant Wilhelm Beier of the 10./NJG 1, who was flying Ju 88 C-6 R4+DX from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
All five are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BK339
Google Maps
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/LuftwaffeVictoriesByNameDatabase/?q=Beier&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Oct-2020 15:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Mar-2022 20:22 | redsix1 | Updated [Source, ] |
| 10-Nov-2024 08:22 | Anon. | Updated [Other fatalities, Country, ] |
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