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| Date: | Sunday 21 July 1940 |
| Time: | 02:33 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk Ic |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R3165 |
| MSN: | AA- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weseke, Borken, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Mission - Horst, Gelsenkirchen (Nordrhein-Westfalen).
Coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Siegfried Wandam of the Stab I./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 from Borkenberge airfield.
For the crew, see Aircrew Remembered.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=R3165
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2019 14:57 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jul-2019 09:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:50 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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