Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 163163,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 229128
 
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Date:Monday 25 September 1944
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Owner/operator:6./JG 77 Luftwaffe
Registration: 163163
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:near Nijmegen, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Werl airfield (G)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 15:45 hrs for a Feindflug (operational sortie).
Following aerial combat in which the aircraft was damaged, the pilot performed an emergency-landing.
Unteroffizier G. Letzbor was injured and he was taken to the Krankenrevier of the II. Gruppe/JG 77.
The damage to the Messerschmitt was assessed at 25%.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R1068Q&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
19-Sep-2019 12:59 TigerTimon Added
19-Mar-2020 08:42 DB Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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