ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236392
Last updated: 25 May 2020
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| Date: | 09-SEP-1942 |
| Time: | 03:07 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 150 Squadron Royal Air Force (150 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | X3745 |
| C/n / msn: | JN-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Bois du Duc at Sart-Saint-Laurent, Fosses-la-Ville, province of Namur -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Snaith, Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 20:40 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Unteroffizier Eduard Kleinert of the 5./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield.
All five rest in the Heverlee War Cemetery at Leuven in Vlaams-Brabant.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/wellington-bij-sart-st-laurent
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=X3745
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 19:45 | TigerTimon | Added |
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