ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 223907
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| Date: | Monday 27 September 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190053 |
| MSN: | G9+CB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heese, Eldingen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield (NL) |
| Celle-Wietzenbruch airfield (G) |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Hannover, Germany.
While on approach to Celle-Wietzenbruch airfield, the aircraft collided with Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 'G9+DA', flown by Hauptmann Günther Friedrich of the Stab/NJG 1. Both aircraft went down, all crew members being killed.
In the rush of the moment, the highly experienced pilot, Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank, forgot to disconnect the cable of his radio-helmet before leaving the aircraft, and was choked to death.
Crew Heinkel G9+CB:
Flugzeugführer - Hauptmann Hans-Dieter Frank - killed - Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 1 and Ritterkreuzträger
Bordfunker - Oberfeldwebel Erich Gotter - killed - regular radio operator of Hptm. Frank since his first victory in April 1941
Crew Messerschmitt G9+DA:
Flugzeugführer - Hauptmann Günther Friedrich - killed - Technical Officer of NJG 1
Bordfunker - Oberleutnant Werner Gerber - killed
Bordmechaniker - Obergefreiter Kurt Weißke - killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
LW losses by Michael Balss
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1943 | 190054 | Stab I./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 2 | Storbeck, Osterburg, Sachsen-Anhalt | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2019 19:59 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 13-Apr-2019 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2020 11:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 26-Sep-2023 19:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]] |
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