ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235980
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| Date: | Saturday 1 August 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 25 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | DV829 |
| MSN: | ?-L (call sign) |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Köln area, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Finningley, South Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 23:49 hrs for an operation to Düsseldorf in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
Over the target, the aircraft was coned by searchlights and hit by Flak of the 4. Flak-Division. While trying to escape from the searchlights, control was lost and the 'Wimpey' crashed.
Those who did not survive were buried in the cemetery of Köln-Süd. Today, they rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=DV829
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-May-2020 09:26 | TigerTimon | Added |
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