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| Date: | Tuesday 3 March 1942 |
| Time: | 21:20 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1167 |
| MSN: | KX-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km NW of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:51 LT for an operation to Emden, Germany.
At 21:20 hrs, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Paul Gildner of the 5./NJG 2, who was flying from Leeuwarden airfield.
Crew:
Sgt (787172) Karel DANIHELKA (1.pilot) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787491) Vladimír HANZL (2.pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (82527) Ladislav ŘÍHA (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787845) František JANČA (WOP/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787889) Dobromil ŠPINKA (WOP/AG) RAFVR - killed
Sgt (787589) Adolf PODIVINSKÝ (AG) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Bf-110/NJG1.html
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1428&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
ORB 311 Sqn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Feb-2013 07:38 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Mar-2017 13:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Aug-2017 18:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2017 17:51 | Red Dragon | Updated [Cn, Operator, ] |
| 23-Dec-2017 17:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 07-Nov-2019 18:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jun-2022 23:47 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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