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| Date: | Saturday 28 June 1941 |
| Time: | 01:52 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 77 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6647 |
| MSN: | KN- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dollern, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:32 hrs for an operation to Bremen.
Coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Reinhold Eckardt of the Stab II./NJG 1, who was flying Bf 110 E-2 G9+DC from Stade airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6647
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2019 18:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Jun-2019 05:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
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