ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 141533
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| Date: | Wednesday 18 April 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Messerschmitt Me 262 |
| Owner/operator: | ?./JV44 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | München-Riem (Bayern) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | München-Riem airport |
The Me 262 jet was taking off from Flughafen München-Riem when it collided with a bomb crater causing a tyre to blow out.
The pilot continued his take off run and lifted off with insufficient airspeed, stalled and crashed.
The jet fighter caught fire and the pilot, Oberst Johannes Steinhoff, suffered burns which required two years of hospital treatment.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281945%E2%80%931949%29
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2012 14:34 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Jul-2013 19:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 30-Jul-2013 20:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 16-Sep-2013 07:46 | angels one five | Updated [Operator] |
| 26-Jun-2018 14:38 | ehren69 | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2018 23:52 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 11-Apr-2019 11:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 28-Apr-2019 18:22 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 28-Oct-2019 16:41 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2019 19:37 | nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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