ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 222889
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 March 1944 |
| Time: | 14:00 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab/NJG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5353 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 km east of Echterdingen airfield, Baden-Württemberg -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Schleissheim airfield, Bayern |
| Echterdingen airfield (G) |
Whilst coming in to land at Echterdingen in thick fog, the aircraft crashed, probably due to engine failure. The Messerschmitt was totally destroyed, with 100% damage.
The pilot, Major Heinrich Wohlers, and his crew had taken off for a transit flight to Echterdingen airfield.
He was a highly decorated and experienced night fighter pilot. In March 1941, he had achieved his first victory and, since the ninth of February 1944, was Kommodore of Nachtjagdgeschwader 6.
His two other crew members were:
Bordfunker - Oberfeldwebel Karl Kleilein - killed
Passagier - Major Münsterer - killed - staff officer of the 7. Jagddivision
With this crash, the Luftwaffe had lost another important Nachtjagd ace. Three days before, Major Egmont Prinz zur Lippe-Weissenfeld had been killed in a crash in the Ardennes, also in bad weather conditions. Another Kommodore, another non-operational sortie!
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Deutsche Luftwaffe Verluste nach Flugzeugtypen Teil 3 by Michael Balss
https://gmic.co.uk/topic/25991-heinrich-wohlers/?tab=comments#comment-245262
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Mar-2019 19:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Jul-2019 12:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jan-2020 09:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2020 20:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 02-Feb-2020 23:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 09-Feb-2020 13:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 18:31 | DB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 28-Mar-2020 18:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
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