ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236066
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| Date: | Thursday 13 August 1942 |
| Time: | 01:12 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 460 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | Z1404 |
| MSN: | UV-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Eisden, Maasmechelen, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Breighton, East Riding of Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 22:08 hrs local time for an operation to Mainz in Germany.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Leutnant Hans Autenrieth & Unteroffizier Rudolf Adam of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
All five crew members rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-z1404-bij-eisden
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1404
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| 30 May 1942 | Z1388 | 460 Sqn RAAF | 5 | target area - Île-de-France |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2020 20:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
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