ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 217306
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| Date: | Wednesday 3 November 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 740024 |
| MSN: | DU+HF |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 km northeast of Sint-Truiden, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield (B) |
Crashed after suffering a sudden engine fire on finals to St Trond airfield.
On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Düsseldorf, Germany.
Feindflug (operational sortie).
Damage: 75%
Crew:
Flugzeugführer: Leutnant Erwin Ernst
Bordfunker: -
Bordmechaniker: Gefreiter Kurt Hoffmann - severely wounded
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/bf-110-bij-sint-truiden
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Nov-2018 10:12 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Mar-2020 09:03 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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