ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236064
Last updated: 11 January 2021
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| Date: | 12-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Squadron Royal Air Force (75 (NZ) Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | BJ625 |
| C/n / msn: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | hillside at Neuss, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Operation - Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz.
The aircraft was hit by Flak and crashed into a hillside above Neuss in the 'Ruhrgebiet'.
Those who did not survive rest in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ625
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 19:32 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:55 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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