ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236259
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| Date: | Saturday 29 August 1942 |
| Time: | 03:00 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | X3647 |
| MSN: | KO-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Saint-Lambert-et-Mont-de-Jeux - Attigny; Ardennes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 20:26 hrs local time for an operation to Nürnberg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Major Kurt Holler of the Stab III./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 from Laon-Athies airfield.
Those who did not survive rest in Attigny cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=816
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 December 1940 | T2520 | 115 Sqn RAF | 6 | Blaen Dyffrya quarries (Cefn-y-strad) near Tredegar, Wales |  |
w/o |
| 18 May 1942 | X3644 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | NE of Pellworm Island |  |
w/o |
| 22 July 1942 | X3726 | 115 Sqn RAF | 1 | near the Rhein (Rhine) river at Duisburg; Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 2 October 1942 | BK271 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | near Haldern, Rees, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
w/o |
| 3 December 1942 | BK338 | 115 Sqn RAF | 5 | Monzernheim, Rheinland-Pfalz | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 15:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 30-Jun-2022 05:10 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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