ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216609
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 02:45 approx |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3746 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lacyns, Rijkevorsel, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield |
The German pilot could not avoid his victim, Stirling R9314 of No. 149 Squadron RAF, and rammed the bomber. The tail turret was sliced off and the tail gunner was killed. F / Sgt E.W. Whitney managed to keep his R9314 'OJ-T' in check and continued his course to the North Sea where the Stirling was succesfully ditched.
The Luftwaffe crew bailed out with injuries:
Flugzeugführer: Oberleutnant Heinrich Petersen - wounded
Bordfunker: Feldwebel Ludwig Leidenbach - wounded
Sources:
Deutsche Luftwaffe Verluste nach Flugzeugtypen Teil 3 by Michael Balss
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/messerschmitt-bf-110-wn3746-bij-rijkevorsel
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three for time
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2018 16:00 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Dec-2019 22:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2020 18:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Apr-2020 12:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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