ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50956
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| Date: | Monday 31 January 1944 |
| Time: | 16:00 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/U4 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 440070 |
| MSN: | weisse 15 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Waspik, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | München-Gladbach airfield (G) |
In the afternoon, the USAAF carried out a fighter sweep operation with P-38 Lightnings, while Gilze-Rijen airfield was subjected to a fighter-bomber operation by P-47 Thunderbolts.
The pilot was buried at Tilburg, Noord-Brabant:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. K. Liebing 69415/65 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CQ-7-159
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3376&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.americanairmuseum.com/mission/1609
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 October 1943 | 18840 | 4./JG 3 Luftwaffe | 0 | Venlo, Limburg | |
w/o |
| 30 January 1944 | 15946 | 7./JG 1 Luftwaffe | 1 | Broekerveld, Bornerbroek, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Jan-2019 15:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 15:22 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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