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| Date: | Monday 23 June 1941 |
| Time: | 02:00 LT |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | AD969 |
| MSN: | DL-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bremervörde, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 22:55 hrs for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
Over the Dutch Frisian islands, the aircraft was hit by 105 mm Marine Flak of the 6./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 246 battery Terschelling Ost at 01:10 and crashed 50 minutes later in Germany.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AD969
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2019 05:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 25-Jun-2019 05:39 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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