Incident Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 5379,
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Date:Sunday 30 May 1943
Time:02:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic me11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4
Owner/operator:5./NJG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 5379
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Rue de Jauchelette, Glimes, Walloon Brabant -   Belgium
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
'G9+FW' was shot down by a Vickers Wellington bomber.

Takeoff time: 01:26
Both crew bailed out by parachute, the pilot with slight injuries:

Flugzeugführer - Oberleutnant Fritz Engau
Bordfunker - Horst Kersten

Sources:

Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 Part One
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/messerschmitt-bf-110-wnr5379-te-glimes

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
31-May-2018 17:50 TigerTimon Added
13-Dec-2019 21:30 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Nov-2020 13:13 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
06-Nov-2022 11:29 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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