ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 221270
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| Date: | Friday 4 February 1944 |
| Time: | night/mornin |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 |
| Owner/operator: | III./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | U5+BR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Achmer (G) or Gilze-Rijen (NL) |
| Gilze-Rijen airfield (NL) |
The pilot performed a belly landing. The crew was unscathed.
On this night, the Luftwaffe launched a second wave on London, as part of Operation Steinbock. This wave took off from 04:25 hrs.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0833&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Steinbock
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2019 10:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 29-Jan-2019 12:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time] |
| 26-Mar-2020 19:01 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 16-Jun-2022 05:21 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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