ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236396
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| Date: | Thursday 10 September 1942 |
| Time: | 04:21 LT |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 J-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1286 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Landting Hovedgård farm, Vinderup, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grove airfield |
Feindflug - operational sortie. On this night, the RAF carried out Gardening (mine-laying) operations.
The aircraft was damaged in return fire from 207 Squadron Lancaster R5628, a mine-layer. After a mere 12 minutes of trying to get back to base, the crew was forced to evacuate the aircraft. Unteroffizier Fritz Hobusch and Unteroffizier Walter Günter (Bordfunker) were both injured upon hitting the ground.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1942090.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-May-2020 20:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
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