ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 207805
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| Date: | Wednesday 17 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:02 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab II./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5575 |
| MSN: | G9+AC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Horpmaal, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. Bf 110 G-4 G9+AC returned from this area.
The Messerschmitt was seen to dive vertically into the ground at Horpmaal. The aircraft was on final approach to St Trond (Sint Truiden) airfield in bad weather, when the runway lighting was turned off.
Crew:
Flugzeugführer: Major Walter Ehle - Gruppenkommandeur of the II./NJG 1, an Experte.
Bordfunker: Oberfeldwebel Ludwig Leidenbach
Bordschütze: Unteroffizier Heinz Derlitzky
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/bf-110-te-horpmaal
http://www.grootheers.be/html/vliegtuigcrash_tijdens_wo_ii_.html
KTB I. Jagdkorps for time
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Mar-2018 09:34 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Nov-2018 20:58 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Nov-2018 07:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2020 11:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 17-Nov-2023 20:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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