ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227628
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 September 1944 |
| Time: | 13:00 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 |
| Owner/operator: | Wetterflugstelle Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ambt Delden, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg airfield |
| Erfurt/Nord airfield, Germany |
Verlegungsflug - transfer flight. This day in history is called Dolle Dinsdag (Mad Tuesday), because many Germans fled the Netherlands that day.
The aircraft was hit by P-47 Thunderbolts of the 355th FG/361st FS USAAF at 12:55 hrs; the pilot crash-landed the aircraft. Location: east of Zijkanaal naar Almelo, off Twenthekanaal.
The four crew members that didn't survive were initially buried at Enschede:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. H. Mahnert Luftwaffe Survived
Beobachter Obstlt. W. Zieger Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn cemetery; R-9-218 / meteorologist
- Fw. A. Stephan Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn cemetery; R-9-216
- Uffz. F. Brunnbauer Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn cemetery; R-9-217
- Uffz. G. Sander Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn cemetery; R-9-215
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3984B&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolle_Dinsdag
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jul-2019 16:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2020 18:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jan-2020 18:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Location] |
| 08-Jun-2022 17:00 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
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