ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236367
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| Date: | Monday 7 September 1942 |
| Time: | 04:41 claim |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BJ691 |
| MSN: | PH-T |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 00:59 hrs local time for an operation to Duisburg in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was intercepted by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Dr. Horst Patuschka of the 7./NJG 2, who was flying a Ju 88 C-6 from Gilze-Rijen airfield in the Netherlands.
All five are commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BJ691
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 9 January 1942 | W5356 | 12 Sqn RAF | 3 | NW of Wythhall 5 miles NNE of Redditch Worcestershire |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 10:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
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