Incident Messerschmitt Bf 110 ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227725
 
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Date:Tuesday 13 August 1940
Time:17:00 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic me11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 110
Owner/operator:7./ZG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Buiksloot Airfield, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland -   Netherlands
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Arques airfield (F)
Destination airport:Buiksloot airfield (NL)
Narrative:
Over England, the aircraft was hit by Hurricane Mk I fighters of 56 Squadron RAF, based at RAF North Weald.
On return, the Messerschmitts of the 7. Staffel/Zerstörergeschwader 26 landed at Buiksloot airfield, also known by the Germans as 'Amsterdam/Nord'.
The pilot of this machine performed an emergency-landing due to battle damage. The aircraft turned over (Überschlag) in the soft ground. One of the crew members was injured. He was taken to the hospital by sidecar. The damage was assessed at 50% and the Messerschmitt was transported over the water to Fokker for repairs.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0021A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/56_wwII.html
GQM (#1-2)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Jul-2019 18:58 TigerTimon Added
29-Jul-2019 19:00 TigerTimon Updated [Source, Narrative]
29-Jul-2019 19:47 TigerTimon Updated [Source, Narrative]
28-Jan-2020 11:17 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]
14-Jun-2022 03:48 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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