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| Date: | Sunday 26 April 1942 |
| Time: | 00:04 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3753 |
| MSN: | SR-C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Ameland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire |
| operation - Rostock, Germany |
Outward-bound and in excellent visibility with no moon, attacked twice by a Bf 110 at 00:03 and 00:06 hrs over Terschelling, rear gunner wounded and aircraft extensively damaged, bombs jettisoned and returned to base, landed safely.
The attacker has been identified as Leutnant Lothar Linke of the 5./NJG 2 based at Leeuwarden airfield.
The Wimpey crew praised their captain for his coolness, skill and efficiency during the whole period. Also, a high standard of co-operation and team work was displayed by the crew.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://aircrewremembered.com/llewelyn-brinley.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Apr-2022 08:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Apr-2022 08:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 13-Jun-2022 08:15 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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