ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234313
Last updated: 23 March 2020
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| Date: | 31-AUG-1941 |
| Time: | 23:37 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 101 Squadron Royal Air Force (101 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | R1703 |
| C/n / msn: | SR-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Boxbergstraat 1, Genk, Limburg -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 20:14 hrs for an operation to Köln in Germany.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight for 9 minutes & intercepted and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Wilhelm Dimter of the Stab I./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Venlo airfield in the Netherlands.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-r1703-bij-genk
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R1703
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2020 20:19 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Mar-2020 20:28 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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