ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 225012
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| Date: | Monday 20 December 1943 |
| Time: | 19:30 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 C-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 750460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | southeast of Limburg an der Lahn, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deelen airfield (NL) |
The night fighter engaged an RAF bomber, Halifax JD115, but was hit by debris in the process. This was because the bomb load exploded, setting the Junkers on fire.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Frankfurt, Mannheim (Germany) and Liège (Belgium).
Crew:
Flugzeugführer - Leutnant Heinz Schrode - bailed out safely
Bordfunker - Unteroffizier Rolf Michelsen - bailed out safely
Bordschütze - Obergefreiter Josef Wolf - bailed out, tail caught the parachute; killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Google Maps
LW losses by Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2019 18:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-May-2019 19:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 26-Mar-2020 14:20 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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