ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239145
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| Date: | Monday 5 October 1942 |
| Time: | 22:30 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./NJG 4 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3198 |
| MSN: | 3C+AK |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gilly, Charleroi, Hainaut -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Aachen in Germany.
While pursuing 35 Squadron Halifax W1047 over Charleroi, the Messerschmitt ran into the tail of the RAF bomber, the collision causing loss of control. The Halifax later crash-landed near Lille in France, the entire crew perishing.
(FF) Ofw. Gerhard Jecke - killed
(Bf) Uffz. Oswin Mehnert - bailed out, injured
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 20:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
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