ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53390
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| Date: | Saturday 17 May 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4231 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Venlo Airfield, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield (NL) |
| Venlo airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Köln, Germany.
The aircraft was badly damaged in an encounter with Whitley Z6493. When attempting to land at Venlo, the aircraft turned over. The Luftwaffe pilot broke his neck and was killed. The damage was assessed at 80%.
Crew:
Flugzeugführer - Unteroffizier Eberhard Pross - killed; buried Dresden, Germany
Bordfunker - Gefreiter Facius - broke his arm, admitted to hospital
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1036&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2019 07:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-May-2019 09:13 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
| 26-Feb-2020 09:18 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 08:58 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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