ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224038
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| Date: | Thursday 17 April 1941 |
| Time: | 17:25 LT |
| Type: | Dornier Do 23 |
| Owner/operator: | SonderKdo Mausi Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 0424 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Delmerweg road, Tilburg, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield (NL) |
Crash landing due to Motorschaden (engine damage).
Damage: 20%
Sonderkommando Mausi. The Junkers and Dorniers of this unit were equipped with a large metal ring underneath the fuselage. The task of this special unit was to defuse British magnetic mines on the German shipping lanes. By skimping low over the water, these planes activated the ignition mechanism electromagnetically, after which the mine exploded.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0095&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Apr-2019 06:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 31-Dec-2019 11:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Operator] |
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