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| Date: | Tuesday 25 August 1942 |
| Time: | 02:15 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk IV |
| Owner/operator: | 300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | Z1488 |
| MSN: | BH-W |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Marcy-Sous-Marle, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ingham, Lincolnshire |
Takeoff at 21:01 hrs local time for an operation to Frankfurt am Main in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Wilhelm Herget of the Stab II./NJG 4, who was patrolling in GCI-box 7B.
The five crew members were all taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3993
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2020 07:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 19-May-2020 07:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 22-Oct-2020 21:38 | Glog | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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