ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249602
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| Date: | Saturday 18 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:05 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./NJG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 720272 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Baumholder, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mainz-Finthen airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Frankfurt am Main in Hessen.
The aircraft was hit by return fire from 51 Squadron Halifax LK750 and was evacuated by the crew via parachute, who suffered slight injuries:
(FF) Oblt. Hans-Georg Birkenstock
(Bf) Uffz. Walter Welz
(Bs) Uffz. Kurt Maciejewski
The aircraft was a total loss.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Google Maps
NVM (NJG6_I_016); Kock, KTB NJG6, page 57
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Apr-2021 09:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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