ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 196637
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| Date: | Sunday 16 February 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./ZG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3896 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near El Agheila -
 Libya
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Ground fire shot down near El Agheila the Bf 110 E-1 WNr 3896 3U+FS of 8./ZG 26, probably during a ground attack sortie. Both crew, Lt Willy Hesterkamp (pilot) and Ogfr Alfred Bracht (gunner), were killed. They both came from Essen.
Sources:
"Batailles Aériennes n° 34: La Lufwaffe en Afrique. 1941: des origines au déclenchement de l’opération Crusader" (by Jean-Louis Roba. French magazine. Fall 2005)
"Hurricanes over Tobruk. The pivotal role of the Hurricane in the defence of Tobruk, January-June 1941", by Brian Cull with Don Minterne. ISBN 1-902304-11-X
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Agheila
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2017 12:55 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 12-Mar-2020 18:17 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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