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| Date: | Monday 21 December 1942 |
| Time: | 23:13 LT |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 156 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | BK386 |
| MSN: | GT-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Matignicourt-Goncourt, Marne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Warboys, Huntingdonshire |
Takeoff at 16:55 hrs for a bombing operation against München in Germany.
Homeward-bound, the aircraft was shot down by night fighter pilot Hauptmann Heinrich Wohlers of the 8./NJG 4, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Juvincourt airfield.
All five rest in the local cemetery.
Sources:
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=12
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2020 20:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
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