ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 237853
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| Date: | Wednesday 23 September 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217J |
| Owner/operator: | 4./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1285 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wadden Sea off List on Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Westerland/Sylt airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On the night of 23-24 September, RAF Bomber Command raided three German cities and some aircraft were dispatched on Gardening (mine-laying) duties.
The aircraft crash-landed on the mud flats due to failure of the port engine. All three were slightly injured, pilot Oberfeldwebel Johann Dirr had his left foot amputated afterwards.
Sources:
GQM (#7-11); NVM (NJG3_II_060); FB 2012/5 (235/12)
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jul-2020 17:01 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Jul-2020 17:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
| 21-Jun-2022 00:55 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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