ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243499
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1944 |
| Time: | 02:35 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./NJG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 720387 |
| MSN: | 2Z+HR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Wesertalsperre Dam, Eupen, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Hagenau airfield, modern France |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Aachen in Germany.
The aircraft fell foul of a Mosquito NF.II from 239 Squadron RAF. The three crew members managed to evacuate the aircraft by parachute, two of them were wounded.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
NVM (NJG6_III_004); Kock, KTB NJG6, page 91; Balss, MV, page 331
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/239_wwII.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Oct-2020 19:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 02:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
| 30-Jun-2022 07:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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