ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226922
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| Date: | Thursday 10 July 1941 |
| Time: | 02:20 LT |
| Type: | Dornier Do 215 B-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 0100 |
| MSN: | G9+MM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Drenthe -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden airfield (NL) |
The pilot, Oberleutnant Helmut Lent, landed the battle-damaged Dornier at 02:30 hrs at Leeuwarden airfield. The damage was assessed at 10%.
He and his Bordmechaniker Feldwebel Matuschak were slightly injured by the return fire from 40 Squadron Wellington R1770. Bordfunker Unteroffizier Walter Kubisch however, suffered severe head injuries.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Aachen and Osnabrück in Germany.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0125A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jul-2019 12:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-Mar-2020 16:42 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:22 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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