ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227585
Last updated: 16 June 2020
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| Date: | 22-JUL-1941 |
| Time: | 01:19 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 11 Operational Training Unit Royal Air Force (11 OTU RAF) |
| Registration: | R1334 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Ashwell, Hertfordshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
The aircraft was coming in to land when it collided with the Junkers Ju 88 C-4 coded R4+BL flown by night fighter pilot Leutnant Heinz Völker of the 3./NJG 2, from Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands.
There were no survivors amongst the two aircraft.
For the crew, see rafcommands.com.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=R1334
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2019 15:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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