ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50592
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| Date: | Tuesday 11 April 1944 |
| Time: | 23:08 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190073 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Weert, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield |
The aircraft was attacked by a Mosquito of 239 Squadron RAF based at RAF West Raynham in Norfolk, England.
Unteroffizier Herter & Gefreiter Perbix safely ejected from the aircraft, becoming the first crew in world history to save their lives using ejection seats.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, RAF Bomber Command raided Aachen in Germany.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3588A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/239_wwII.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 30-Mar-2020 11:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 11:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 30-Mar-2020 11:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
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