ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235937
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3710 |
| MSN: | GT-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire |
Takeoff at 22:58 hrs for an operation to Hamburg in Germany.
The aircraft was probably damaged by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Beier of the 9./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands - (claim) 'Wellington' sea NW Noordwijk (Zander) at 03:20 hrs.
All five crew members are missing in action and are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3710
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 14:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
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