ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140888
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| Date: | Sunday 4 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:23 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 196 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | HZ478 |
| MSN: | AO- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rue Emile Bosseaux, Solre-sur-Sambre, Erquelinnes, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leconfield (EGXV) |
Takeoff at 22:47 for an operation to Köln, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab I./NJG 4, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Florennes airfield.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ478
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ478
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-te-solre-sur-sambre
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 14:24 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 19-Jan-2019 18:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jan-2019 11:47 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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