ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235971
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| Date: | Thursday 30 July 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2429 |
| MSN: | D5+FE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Macquenoise (Momignies) -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Saarbrücken in Germany.
Pilot Hauptmann Karl Helmer was killed in a failed crash-landing after the Messerschmitt was damaged in return fire from an RAF heavy bomber. The machine came to rest close to the border with Belgium.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
GQM (#6-10); NVM (NJG3_III_008)
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-May-2020 21:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Nov-2022 20:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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