ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224822
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| Date: | Friday 9 May 1941 |
| Time: | 05:15 |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R1506 |
| MSN: | OJ-D |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 10 km north of Helgoland island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 22:10 hrs for an operation to Hamburg, Germany.
On the homeward journey, whilst flying at very low level over the sea, it was intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Johann Schönherr of the 6./NJG 1 (based at Stade airfield), who was flying Bf 110 D-3 G9+HP.
The crew: ???? killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1506
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-May-2019 11:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-May-2019 16:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 08-May-2019 06:43 | stehlík49 | Updated [Operator] |
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