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| Date: | Wednesday 29 July 1942 |
| Time: | 02:35 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 75 (NZ) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1570 |
| MSN: | AA-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Haftenkamp, Gölenkamp, GB, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk |
Operation - Hamburg.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Leutnant August Geiger of the 8./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.
All five rest at the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=Z1570
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 14:05 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jan-2021 10:56 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 15:01 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 25-Jun-2022 04:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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