ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235969
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3358 |
| MSN: | G9+AM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Fauerbach vor der Höhe - Langenhain-Ziegenberg; Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield, Belgium |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Saarbrücken.
The crew lost their bearings due to radio failure. With fuel running critically low, the Bordfunker (radio operator) bailed out by parachute. Leutnant Franz Brinkhaus performed an emergency-landing and was slightly injured. The damage was assessed as 35%.
The machine came to rest between Fauerbach vor der Höhe (Butzbach) and Langenhain-Ziegenberg (Ober-Mörlen).
Sources:
GQM (#6-10); NVM (NJG1_II_028)
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 25 June 1941 | 3387 | 4./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 0 | Brandsweg road, Hulshorst, Gelderland |  |
sub |
| 18 November 1941 | 2628 | II./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 0 | Leeuwarden Airfield, Friesland | |
sub |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 20:53 | TigerTimon | Added |
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