ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267032
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| Date: | Sunday 29 August 1943 |
| Time: | 14:10 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 108 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab/SG 101 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2021 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Oissery, Seine-et-Marne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was intercepted by two Mustang Mk I fighter aircraft of 400 Squadron RCAF, who had taken off from RAF Woodchurch at 11:55 hrs (local time) for a Ranger operation in the Juvincourt - Reims area (France).
F/O Robb fired a 2-second burst from dead astern which caused the Messerschmitt to burst into flames. It then crashed without survivors:
(FF) Major Krebs, Helmuth / Geschwaderkommodore SG 101
(FF) Oberleutnant Hinterberger, Hans
(Bm) Obergefreiter Absteiter, Anton
Sources:
RL 2 III/776, 108/159
http://ww2.dk/air/attack/sg101.html
400 Sqn RCAF combat report (IWM, "The National Archives/GB")
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Aug-2021 11:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Aug-2021 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
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