ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236572
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 September 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 27 OTU RAF |
| Registration: | N2782 |
| MSN: | ?-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Lichfield, Staffordshire |
Takeoff at 19:49 hrs local time for an operation against the Krupp works at Essen in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The aircraft was hit by Flak of the 7. Flak-Division and crashed. All five rest in the Rheinberg War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=N2782
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-May-2020 20:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
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