ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236249
Last updated: 20 May 2020
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| Date: | 29-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | 00:12 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Squadron Royal Air Force (115 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | BJ688 |
| C/n / msn: | KO-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Eich, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 20:26 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Bayern.
Outward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant Ludwig Meister of the 8./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Mainz-Finthen airfield.
All five rest in the Durnbach War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ688
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 13:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
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