ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 267499
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 November 1944 |
| Time: | 08:35 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 290019 |
| MSN: | G9+MK |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Reckenfeld, Greven, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Münster-Handorf airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Two Heinkels of I./NJG 1 were taken by surprise while engaged in a non-operational flight, by Hawker Tempest Mk V aircraft of 56 Squadron RAF from B.80 Volkel (the Netherlands).
Leading the Tempests was Flight Lieutenant Andrew Moore DFC flying in US-B, who was credited with the victory.
The Bordfunker managed to eject, but died of injuries when hitting the ground:
(FF) Leutnant Fischer, Kurt
(Bf) Unteroffizier Bauer, Hermann
Sources:
'He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson (2020)
NVM (NJG1_I_097); Balss, Personalverluste
Google Maps
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/56_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Sep-2021 09:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 10-Sep-2021 09:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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