ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234133
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| Date: | Tuesday 19 August 1941 |
| Time: | 02:03 claim |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 10 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z6672 |
| MSN: | ZA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tiendeberg, Riemst, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:14 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by a couple of searchlights, intercepted and shot down by Oberleutnant Griese & Unteroffizier Beiam of the 1./NJG 1, who were flying a Bf 110 from Sint Truiden (St Trond) airfield. In two attacks, the aircraft was set on fire; the rear gunner, second pilot and observer being killed before the aircraft crashed. The other two crew members managed to escape by parachute. For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/whitley-z6672-bij-riemst
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6672
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 September 1940 | T4130 | 10 Sqn RAF | 2 | Badbergen, 23 km WSW Vechta; Niedersachsen |  |
w/o |
| 19 June 1941 | Z6671 | 10 Sqn RAF | 5 | North Sea off Ameland, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 9 July 1941 | Z6627 | 10 Sqn RAF | 4 | North Sea 60 km NW of Vlieland, Friesland | |
w/o |
| 17 August 1941 | Z6794 | 10 Sqn RAF | 2 | Lottum, Limburg | |
w/o |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2020 14:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Dec-2021 20:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Dec-2021 20:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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