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| Date: | Thursday 2 January 1941 |
| Time: | 18:02 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T4227 |
| MSN: | DY-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 50 km east of Withernsea, East Riding of Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, Yorkshire, UK |
Takeoff at 16:41 for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Shot down by night fighter pilot Feldwebel Hans Hahn of the 3./NJG 2, flying a Ju 88C from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
Crew: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T4227
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T4227
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2018 09:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Dec-2018 09:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 31-Dec-2018 12:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, ] |
| 01-Jan-2019 13:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 01-Jan-2019 13:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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