ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244315
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| Date: | Monday 24 July 1944 |
| Time: | 03:15 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 9./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 440068 |
| MSN: | D5+FT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bockhorn, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schleswig airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided the naval bases at Kiel.
The Messerschmitt was damaged by return fire. Pilot Leutnant Heinz-Rudolf Malowitz was killed on bailing out at too low a level on approaching Varel airfield just over an hour after achieving his second Abschuss; his Bordfunker Ofw. Bruno Pingel escaped by parachute, slightly injured.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
NVM (NJG3_III_042)
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2020 12:25 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2020 12:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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