ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235506
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab II./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3853 |
| MSN: | G9+FM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Laar, Landen, Flemish Brabant -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield |
Feindflug - operational sortie. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down in return fire from a bomber, the pilot being killed on bailing out:
(FF) Unteroffizier Paul Panitz / bailed out, killed
(Bf) Gefreiter Erwin Cobi / bailed out, slightly injured
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
GQM (#6-9); GQM (17.06.42 Ber. "q"); NVM (NJG1_II_026); Balss, MV, s.78
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 December 1940 | 4225? | 4./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 0 | Schiphol Airfield, Noord-Holland |  |
sub |
| 1 May 1941 | 4225 | 4./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 0 | Bergen Airfield, Noord-Holland | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Apr-2020 18:33 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Nov-2022 23:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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