ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53092
Last updated: 23 November 2020
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| Date: | 20-OCT-1941 |
| Time: | 23:45 LT |
| Type: | Vickers Wellington Mk IC |
| Owner/operator: | 311 Squadron Royal Air Force (311 Sqn RAF) |
| Registration: | R1046 |
| C/n / msn: | KX-E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | sandbank 7 km south of Schiermonnikoog island -
 Netherlands
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF East Wretham, Norfolk |
Takeoff at 18:55 hrs for an operation to Bremen in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was hit by Luftwaffe & Marine Flak and crash-landed on a sandbank in the Waddenzee (Wadden Sea). The six Czech crew members were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1309&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Apr-2020 12:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Nov-2020 18:07 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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