ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 242608
Last updated: 18 September 2020
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| Date: | 30-SEP-1940 |
| Time: | 00:34 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 37 Squadron Royal Air Force (37 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | R3150 |
| C/n / msn: | LF-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Malgarten, Bramsche, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 21:00 hrs local time for an operation against Bitterfeld in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was intercepted by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Heinrich Griese of the 2./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Vechta airfield.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R3150
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2020 17:03 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Sep-2020 17:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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