ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177232
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | 19:05 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./Erp.Gr.210 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | S9 + -K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ightham, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calais-Marck airfield, France |
Mission: Attack on Croydon aerodrome, Surrey, England.
Pilot: Leutnant. Helmut Ortner. – Baled out and captured.
Radio/Op: Obergefreiter. Bernhard Lohmann. 53585/125 – Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft is believed to have been shot down by fighters while targeting Croydon aerodrome. Aircraft crashed and burnt out. The pilot managed to bale out but his radio operator was killed.
Burial detail: Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England. Grave: 246 (Brownless).
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with thanks to Nigel Parker. April 2017.
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0026.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2015 05:28 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:58 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 09-Jul-2019 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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