ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227554
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | T2737 |
| MSN: | OJ-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 23:05 hrs for an operation to Bremen, Germany.
The aircraft was damaged by Flak before reaching the target and was ditched while trying to make it home.
The six crew members were rescued seven days and nights later, by the Seenotdienst of the Luftwaffe which operated an Heinkel He 115 from Schellingwoude naval station, the Netherlands.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=T2737
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 14 March 1941 | L7858 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 6 | Sevenum, Limburg |  |
w/o |
| 8 November 1941 | X9878 | 149 (East India) Sqn RAF | 5 | near Isselburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen. | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2019 20:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Jul-2019 20:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 26-Jul-2019 11:37 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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