ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50420
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Sunday 4 June 1944 |
| Time: | 03:45 approx |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190188 |
| MSN: | G9+BL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 400 metres north of Wilhelminadorp, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield |
Bei Nachtzieldarstellung von hinten angegriffen, der linke Motor brannte sofort, FF FSA.
The aircraft was attacked from behind while engaged in a target simulation exercise, the left engine immediately burst into flames. The attacker has been identified as the night fighter crew of Pilot Officer Tull & Pilot Officier Cowgill of 219 Squadron RAF, who were flying a Mosquito NF.XVII (HK248) from RAF Bradwell Bay in England.
The pilot managed to escape by means of the ejection seat:
Flugzeugführer / Hptm. H. Eicke
Beobachter / Ofw. H. Gall / Ysselsteyn cemetery (Limburg); grave BA-6-136
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3757&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
NVM (NJG1_I_080); Balss, PV
He 219 book by R. Francis Ferguson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Oct-2020 18:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2020 18:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2020 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Oct-2020 19:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation