ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52731
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1942 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 9./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3088 |
| MSN: | G9+HT |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Twente Airfield, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente airfield |
| Twente airfield |
The aircraft was damaged in return fire from 83 Squadron Lancaster R5659. Feldwebel Philipp was shot through one of his lungs and injured in the head; his Bordfunker (radio operator) Unteroffizier Wünsche was also severely injured. Despite the injuries, the pilot managed to bring back the Messerschmitt safely to Fliegerhorst Twente.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen in Germany.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1591&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 20 February 1943 | 4768 | 9./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 2 | Buurse - Haaksbergen, Overijssel | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 07-Jun-2017 09:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2019 22:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 27-Apr-2020 19:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2020 20:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn] |
| 10-Jun-2022 14:46 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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