ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245009
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | 22:25 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4/U7 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab III./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5560 |
| MSN: | D5+AD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Am Faßberg, Göttingen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stade airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Kassel in Hessen.
The aircraft was shot down in return fire from an RAF heavy bomber. The crew of three perished:
(FF) Hauptmann Rudolf Sigmund - Ritterkreuzträger
(Bf) Feldwebel Hugo Bauer
(Bw) Unteroffizier Johannes Dittrich
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
GQM (#11-22); NVM (NJG3_III_018); Obermaier page 206; Monogram Closeup #18 Bf110G bei Hopp, page 18
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2020 20:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Jul-2021 18:27 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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