ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140863
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:53 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 166 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HE988 |
| MSN: | AS-U |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lozen, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirmington (EGNJ) |
Shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of the 12./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Leeuwarden airfield, the Netherlands.
Takeoff time: 00:44
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE988
Sources:
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HE988
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 11:18 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 27-Aug-2018 14:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2018 18:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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