ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243576
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| Date: | Tuesday 6 June 1944 |
| Time: | 00:16 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 710454 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km north of Spiekeroog island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Plantlünne airfield, Niedersachsen |
Feindflug (operational sortie).
The aircraft was shot down by a 239 Squadron RAF Mosquito NF.II operating from RAF West Raynham, the crew being killed:
(FF) Uffz. Hammerschmitt, Willi
(Bf) Uffz. Becker, Friedrich-Karl
(Bw) Fw. Kuhrt, Johannes
Sources:
NVM (NJG3_II_104); Balss, MV, page 334; Bowman, Mosquito Fighter/Fighter-Bomber Units, page 67
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/239_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2020 21:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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