ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 245042
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| Date: | Monday 18 October 1943 |
| Time: | 20:40 LT |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 N-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1403 |
| MSN: | D5+SN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Barsinghausen, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schleswig airfield |
Takeoff at 19:25 hrs for a Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Hannover in Niedersachsen.
During an engagement with 101 Squadron Lancaster DV266, the aircraft received hits in both engines and was safely vacated by Hauptmann Szameitat and his crew.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Balss, MV, page 241; Flugbuch Hauptmann Szameitat (via JoMe)
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| 30 March 1943 | 1444 | 5./NJG 3 Luftwaffe | 0 | Schleswig airfield | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Nov-2020 19:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
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