ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226960
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 September 1940 |
| Time: | 13:25 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 C-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab III./ZG 76 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3254 |
| MSN: | 2N+BM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | High Salvington, Worthing, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Laval airfield, France |
Mission: Escort sortie.
Pilot: Oberleutnant. Walter Schiller. - Captured POW.
Gunner: Feldwebel. Helmut Winkler. - Captured POW.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was shot down by P/O H. C. Upton of No. 43 Squadron during escort sortie and crashed at High Salvington, near Findon, Worthing, Sussex at 1.25 p.m. on Wednesday 4th September 1940. The crew, Oblt Walter Schiller and his Bordfunker, Fw Helmut Winkler taken POW.
Remains of Stab III./ZG76 Messerschmitt Bf 110C-4 Wnr.3254 (2N + BM) being taken away for scrap metal by R.A.F. recovery crew.
A view of the crash site today. (Ellis).
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Nigel Parker and Clive Ellis.
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Zerstoerergeschwader/ZG76.htm
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jul-2019 08:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Jul-2019 08:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 25-Dec-2019 18:34 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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