ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234856
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| Date: | Wednesday 15 October 1941 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3601 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Sint-Truiden Airfield, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield, the Netherlands |
While engaged in a Feindflug (operational sortie) against the Köln (Germany) raiders, the starboard engine packed up during a high speed chase at low level.
The night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Reinhold Knacke & Unteroffizier Kurt Bundrock were forced to belly-land at Sint-Truiden, where the Messerschmitt was assessed as 40% damaged.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Apr-2020 19:06 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Apr-2020 19:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 07-Nov-2022 14:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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