ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245010
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| Date: | Sunday 3 October 1943 |
| Time: | 22:44 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab/NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4883 |
| MSN: | D5+AA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over Kassel, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stade airfield, Niedersachsen |
| Stade airfield, Niedersachsen |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Kassel.
Over the target, this Messerschmitt flown by the highly succesful Major Helmut Lent was shot up by an RAF heavy bomber. The pilot had his left hand shot through but managed to return to Stade where the aircraft touched down at 23:10 hrs.
On the ground, the damage was assessed at 20%.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
GQM (#11-22); NVM (NJG3_ST_005); Flugbuch Helmut Lent
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2020 20:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
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