ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 212641
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| Date: | Saturday 26 June 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | III./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5464 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Deelen Airfield, Gelderland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Deelen airfield |
Damage: 20%
The pilot was probably Oberleutnant August Geiger of the 7./NJG 1, who suffered engine failure on this night, due to enemy return fire from Halifax HR731 which burned at 02:09 hrs. The pilot exclaimed at 02:10 hrs: "I must land immediately. My engine is out of action."
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0550&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2018 11:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 22-Jul-2018 17:02 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Narrative] |
| 02-May-2019 07:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-May-2021 18:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 03-Jan-2022 21:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jan-2022 21:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 16-Jun-2022 09:59 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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