Accident Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V Z6800, Sunday 30 November 1941
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Date:Sunday 30 November 1941
Time:21:39 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic whtl model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V
Owner/operator:102 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF
Registration: Z6800
MSN: DY-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:south of Klein Königsförde, Krummwisch, Schleswig-Holstein -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Dalton
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Took off at 16:47 hrs for an operation against Hamburg.

The aircraft was picked by searchlights of the 1. Marine-Flak-Regiment at 21:24 hrs and was hit by Flak of the same regiment; crashed at 21:39 hrs.

Those who perished rest at Kiel.

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z6800&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact
Google Maps

Revision history:

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24-Nov-2021 18:32 TigerTimon Added

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