ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216582
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| Date: | Wednesday 20 May 1942 |
| Time: | 02:24 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4071 |
| MSN: | G9+HP |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Brustem, Sint-Truiden, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield (B) |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Mannheim in Germany.
Oberleutnant Gutezeit, Staffelkapitän of the 6./NJG 1, attacked Stirling W7520 'MG-S' of No. 7 Squadron RAF. The Messerschmitt was hit by burning debris, both aircraft going down.
The Bf 110 was totally wrecked (100%).
Flugzeugführer / Oberleutnant Friedrich 'Fritz' Gutezeit
Bordfunker / Feldwebel Heinz Januschewski
Sources:
Deutsche Luftwaffe Verluste nach Flugzeugtypen Teil 3 by Michael Balss
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/messerschmitt-bf-110-wn4071-bij-sint-truiden
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2018 12:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Mar-2020 09:43 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 20-Apr-2020 14:05 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
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