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| Date: | Monday 22 July 1940 |
| Time: | 01:22 LT |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth Whitley Mk V |
| Owner/operator: | 78 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | N1487 |
| MSN: | EY- |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Sprakel (Münster) and Gimbte (Greven), Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Takeoff at 21:51 LT for an operation to the marshalling yards at Hamm and Soest (Nordrhein-Westfalen).
Coned by searchlights and shot down by night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Werner Streib of the 2./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=N1487
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jul-2019 15:07 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jul-2019 09:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
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