ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235889
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:59 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ615 |
| MSN: | KO-G |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Vlieland, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 22:53 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Helmut Lent & Feldwebel Walter Kubisch of the Stab II./NJG 2, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 R4+AC from Leeuwarden airfield - (claim) sea NW Vlieland (prob. Tiger) at 02:59 hrs.
Five of the crew are missing in action. Pilot Officer G. Whittaker rests at Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ615
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| 15 January 1942 | Z1563 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | RAF Marham, Norfolk, England. |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2020 17:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Jun-2022 04:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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