Accident Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-4 4619,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52824
 
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Date:Saturday 6 June 1942
Time:01:52
Type:Silhouette image of generic me11 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-4
Owner/operator:2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 4619
MSN: G9+NK
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Venlo Airfield, Limburg -   Netherlands
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Venlo airfield
Destination airport:Venlo airfield
Narrative:
Feindflug - operational sortie. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen in Germany.
The aircraft crashed on approach to Fliegerhorst Venlo, while performing a left-hand turn. It completely burned out.
Both crew members rest at Ysselsteyn cemetery:

Flugzeugführer / Oblt. H. Engelmann / grave BN-2-41
Beobachter / Gfr. H. Schaaf / grave BN-2-42

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1583&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
GQM (#6-9); NVM (NJG1_I_014); Balss, PV

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
5 May 1942 2690 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe 1 Venlo Airfield, Limburg w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
05-Jun-2017 10:32 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Dec-2019 22:19 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
25-Apr-2020 18:01 TigerTimon Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]
17-Jun-2022 08:13 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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