ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243084
Last updated: 24 September 2020
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| Date: | 15-OCT-1940 |
| Time: | 00:55 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn Royal Air Force (9 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | T2464 |
| C/n / msn: | WS-K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Plathe, Kalbe, Sachsen-Anhalt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Honington, Suffolk |
Takeoff at 20:05 hrs local time for an operation against Magdeburg in Sachsen-Anhalt.
The aircraft was coned by a searchlight and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Herzog of the 3./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Gardelegen airfield.
All six men rest in the Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/hinks-john.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2020 17:48 | TigerTimon | Added |
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