ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278054
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| Date: | Monday 18 May 1942 |
| Time: | 00:46 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2674 |
| MSN: | R4+HM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | northeast of Pellworm light house; Schleswig-Holstein -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Westerland/Sylt airfield |
Feindflug - operational sortie. RAF Bomber Command laid magnetic mines in the Frisians and the Helgoland bight between 00:20 and 02:27 hrs.
Intercepted 115 Squadron Wellington X3644. Both aircraft went down in flames in the ensuing combat.
(FF) Hauptmann Schütze, Hans-Georg
(Bf) Feldwebel Wiedenbach, Ernst
(Bs) Stabsfeldwebel Reinartz, Wilhelm
Sources:
GQM (#6-9); Balss, MV, page 71
WASt-Gräberkartei
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-May-2022 19:23 | TigerTimon | Added |
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