ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216576
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| Date: | Tuesday 24 February 1942 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3737 |
| MSN: | G9+AP, gelbe A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km east of Bremen-Neuenlanderfeld airfield -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bremen-Neuenlanderfeld airfield |
| Lüneburg airfield, Niedersachsen |
Heimatflug (non-operational sortie). The aircraft had taken off for a Verlegungsflug (transfer flight).
The starboard engine caught fire shortly after take-off. Aircraft attempted to return to the airfield but the starboard wing tip hit the ground and the Messerschmitt crashed, all three crew members were injured.
Damage: 100%
Crew:
Flugzeugführer: Leutnant Hans-Jörg Birkenstock - slightly injured
Bordfunker: Unteroffizier Johann Weiker - slightly injured
Ob.WerkMstr.: Oberfeldwebel Gerhard Lange - slightly injured
Sources:
Deutsche Luftwaffe Verluste nach Flugzeugtypen Teil 3 by Michael Balss
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Images:
(collection Michael Balss, used with permission)
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2018 09:41 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Oct-2018 09:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2019 17:35 | TigerTimon | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2020 10:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 29-Oct-2022 18:22 | TigerTimon | Updated [Photo] |
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