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| Date: | Thursday 8 February 1945 |
| Time: | 00:21 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 69 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NC573 |
| MSN: | -Z |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Berg, Kampenhout, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | B.58 Melsbroek |
| B.58 Melsbroek |
Operation - reconnaissance.
At 00:21 hrs, on approach to the airfield, hit by Hauptmann Heinz Rökker of 2./NJG 2, flying Ju 88 G-6 4R+CK from Twente airfield in the Netherlands, using one burst of Schräge Musik.
Crashed some five minutes later at Berg.
Those who perished rest in the Brussels Town Centre Cemetery.
See Aircrew Remembered for more details.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/tinker-walter-ross.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2022 08:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 08:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2022 09:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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