ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234689
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| Date: | Saturday 22 April 1944 |
| Time: | 22:10 LT |
| Type: | Messerschmitt Me 410 A-1/U2 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./KG 51 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 420458 |
| MSN: | 9K+HP |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ashby Hall Farm, Ashby St Mary's, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg/Eindhoven/Gilze-Rijen (the Netherlands) |
The aircraft had taken off at 20:55 hrs with orders to attack USAAF bombers returning from the Hamm (Germany) raid, while the 'heavies' were on landing approach to their bases.
Return fire from a Liberator caused the demise of this intruder. Remains of the crew were so few that they did not warrant burial.
(FF) Leutnant Klaus Krüger
(Bf) Feldwebel Michael Reichardt
Sources:
'The Last Blitz' by MacKay & Parry page 339
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Apr-2020 20:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
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