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| Date: | Sunday 25 October 1942 |
| Time: | 02:54 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ725 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wargnies-le-Grand, département du Nord -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Bombing operation - Milano, Italy.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Ludwig Meister of the Stab I./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Florennes airfield in Belgium.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=4784
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Oct-2020 19:18 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:49 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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