ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140873
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| Date: | Saturday 12 June 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk X |
| Owner/operator: | 426 (Thunderbird) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | HZ261 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea or IJsselmeer -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth (EGXD) |
Shot down by a Luftwaffe Bf 110, there are three possibilities:
- shot down by Unteroffizier Karl-Georg Pfeiffer of the 10./NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Bergen or Leeuwarden airfield. Claim location: North Sea 30 km west of IJmuiden, Noord-Holland, with claim time 02:49.
- shot down by Oberleutnant Werner Husemann of the Stab/NJG 1, flying a Bf 110 G-4 from Deelen airfield. Claim location: IJsselmeer west of Kampen, with claim time 02:55.
- shot down by Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4 (detached to 1./NJG 1), flying a Bf 110 from Gilze-Rijen airfield. Claim location: IJsselmeer west of Urk, with claim time 02:55.
Target: Düsseldorf
Call Sign: OW-
Takeoff time: 23:14
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ261
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=HZ261
- Air Britain: RAF Aircraft HA100 - HZ999, published 1989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Dec-2011 13:08 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 08-Jan-2012 09:04 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Departure airport] |
| 11-Jun-2018 18:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Oct-2018 12:33 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Jan-2019 10:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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