ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 233510
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| Date: | Friday 15 August 1941 |
| Time: | 01:36 claim |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6877 |
| MSN: | DY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sögel, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:10 hrs (local time) for an operation to Hannover in Niedersachsen.
The aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Wilhelm Benning of the 1./NJG 3, who was flying a Bf 110 from Vechta airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6877&o=DateIncident&d=asc
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 13 June 1941 | Z6489 | 102 Sqn RAF | 6 | Gagelse Akkers, Waalre, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 28 June 1941 | T4269 | 102 Sqn RAF | 6 | Westerbelmhusen, Brunsbüttel, Schleswig-Holstein | |
w/o |
| 26 July 1941 | Z6576 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea 10 km west of De Kooy, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
| 26 January 1942 | Z9283 | 102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea possibly off Schiermonnikoog, Friesland | |
mis |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2020 14:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
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