ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53812
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| Date: | Saturday 31 August 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brengersdiek at Meddo near Winterswijk, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Anholt airfield, Germany |
Feindflug (operational sortie) on the night of 30-31 August.
Both engines of the Messerschmitt were shot out in return fire from 50 Squadron Hampden L4079.
Leutnant Ludwig Becker and his Bordfunker (radio operator) Unteroffizier Josef Staub both parachuted to safety.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0802&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Apr-2020 20:04 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Apr-2020 20:06 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 21-Apr-2020 20:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Narrative] |
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