ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236258
Last updated: 20 May 2020
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| Date: | 29-AUG-1942 |
| Time: | 02:52 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Squadron Royal Air Force (156 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X3728 |
| C/n / msn: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Perk, Steenokkerzeel, Vlaams-Brabant -
 Belgium
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 20:26 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by the night fighter crew of Hauptmann Ehle & Oberfeldwebel Leidenbach of the Stab II./NJG 1, who were flying Bf 110 F-4 G9+AC from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
The five crew members rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3728
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 15:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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