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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Handley Page Hampden Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 420 (Snowy Owl) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | AE202 |
| MSN: | PT-X |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tönning, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Operation - Hamburg.
Probably, the aircraft was damaged by night fighter pilot Leutnant Gerhard Raht of the 5./NJG 3 based at Schleswig airfield - (claim) 'Halifax' St Peter / SW Pellworm at 01:08 hrs. It should be noted that 305 Squadron Wellington Z8425 claimed an attacking 'Bf 109' shot down and exploding SW of Tönning at 01:08 hrs.
Those who perished rest at the Kiel War Cemetery. For their names, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=AE202
Google Maps
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Nachtjagdgeschwader/NJG3.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-May-2020 17:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
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