ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227061
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| Date: | Saturday 22 July 1944 |
| Time: | 02:40 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6/U2/R6 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 301 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 412951 |
| MSN: | weisse 16 + |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | RAF Manston, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cambrai-Épinoy airfield (F) |
Mission - Wilde Sau operation.
Pilot: Leutnant. Horst Prenzel – Captured P.O.W.
REASON FOR LOSS:
After an uneventful Wilde Sau Operation over Northern France, made a wheels down landing after pilot thought he was landing at a German airfield and was surprised to find he was in England.
Markings: 16 in white followed by a 2 ft. wide brown band. Call sign NS+FE. Maker mcu. The aircraft was painted grey all over with khaki and blue mottling on the upper surfaces. The spinner was painted alternate black and white spirals.
Engine: DB 605 A-1, works no. 007/07111, maker hsq.
Armament: one MG 151/20 firing through propeller hub, two MG 151/20 in under wing gondolas, two MG 131 over engine.
Equipment. Revi 16 B gunsight. FuG 16Z and FuG 25A wireless fitted. For the first time in a fighter ultra-violet cockpit lighting installation was found. A 66 gallon jettisonable fuel tank was carried on the fuselage bomb rack.
This airman had twenty-five War Flights to his credit.
Sources:
Aircrew Remembrance Society - Luftwaffe losses
- Reschke, JG301&302 s.112; Balss, MV, s.344; Blitz, Then & Now, s.406
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jul-2019 15:35 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 08-Feb-2020 16:58 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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