ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236359
Last updated: 25 May 2020
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| Date: | 05-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | 03:48 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 115 Squadron Royal Air Force (115 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | BJ771 |
| C/n / msn: | KO-L |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Papenburg-Obenende, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
Operation - Bremen.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by heavy (schwere) Luftwaffe Flak and by the Marine-Flak-Abteilung 236.
All five were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ771
https://www.meyersgaz.org/place/10329005
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 07:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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