ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 274418
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 April 1944 |
| Time: | 05:09 LT |
| Type: | Messerschmitt Me 410 B-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 1.(F)/121 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | F6+AH |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | South East England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Paris-Buc (base) |
While engaged in a photoreconnaissance mission, intercepted and set afire by a Mosquito NF.XVII of 85 Squadron RAF, flown by F/Lt. Banse Burbridge & F/Lt. F.S. Skelton. The pilot gave a 6,7 second burst of machine gun and cannon fire.
(FF) Hauptmann Hermann Kroll / killed, Ritterkreuzträger
(Bf) Oberfähnrich Meyer, Werner / parachute jump, prisoner of war
Sources:
film and documents: IWM "The National Archives/GB"
Listing Matti Salonen
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Jan-2022 20:08 | TigerTimon | Added |
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