ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248511
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| Date: | Sunday 13 August 1944 |
| Time: | 00:13 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190215 |
| MSN: | G9+LL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schillig-Reede (Schillig Straits) off Wangerland, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield, the Netherlands (takeof at around 23:00 hrs) |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Braunschweig (Niedersachsen) and Rüsselsheim (Hessen).
The Heinkel was surprised in a 169 Squadron Mosquito night fighter attack (NT173). This machine was flown by the Flying Officers W.H. 'Andy' Miller and Freddie Bone. In turn, the Mosquito was hit by debris of the night fighter.
Leutnant Ewald-Werner Hittler and his Bordfunker Unteroffizier Friedhelm Wildschütze both managed to escape the stricken machine by the use of the ejection seats.
Sources:
The Heinkel He 219 - R. Francis Ferguson.
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2021 20:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
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