ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50500
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| Date: | Saturday 20 May 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab II./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190116 |
| MSN: | G9+DC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km S of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deelen airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Köln with Mosquitoes and carried out several raids on targets in France.
The II./NJG 1 based at Fliegerhorst Deelen was scrambled but when the Germans noticed the force flying in over the Scheldt estuary were Mosquitoes, the Bf 110 G-4 aircraft were ordered to land again. The II. Gruppe however, also operated He 219A aircraft. The Heinkel He 219 G9+DC manned by Leutnant Fries and Feldwebel Staffa carried on against the Mosquitoes but was in turn shot down by an unidentified intruder aircraft.
Both Luftwaffe men ejected with injuries.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3676&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Aug-2020 07:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 09:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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