ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52893
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:20 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-4 |
| Owner/operator: | ?/KGr 106 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1736 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leeuwarden Airfield, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Feindflug - operational sortie.
On approach to Leeuwarden, attacked by P/O D.J. Scott of No. 3 Squadron RAF, flying Hawker Hurricane Mk IIc BD868, having taken off from RAF Manston at 00:40-50 hrs. The pilot "fired three 2-second bursts, observing numerous strikes", according to the ORB. A glow appeared from the interior of the enemy machine which crash-landed 100 yards short of the flare path.
The damage was assessed as 75%.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=&date=&location=&pn=1736&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' page 147
LW Losses by Michael Balss
ORB 3 Squadron, detachment Manston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-May-2017 12:30 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-Apr-2018 13:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Total fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 14-Dec-2019 20:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2019 20:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Mar-2020 21:45 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 12:24 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 12:25 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2022 18:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2022 20:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 22:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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