ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 213610
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:30 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 10./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5380 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | near Leeuwarden Airfield, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen's industrial areas in Germany.
Bauchlandung infolge Feindbeschuss (belly landing due to enemy fire).
The Bf 110 was damaged by return fire from a Halifax, which was shot down by Hptm. Sigmund.
Damage: 25%
Crew:
Flugzeugführer Hauptmann Rudolf Sigmund / wounded / in head and left shoulder
Bordfunker Feldwebel H. Bauer / wounded
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0574&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
LW Losses by Micheal Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2018 14:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Dec-2019 21:23 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Nov-2020 16:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jun-2022 22:34 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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