ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231135
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| Date: | Monday 3 January 1944 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110G |
| Owner/operator: | Stab IV./NJG 5 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Engelsdorf, Leipzig, Sachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brandis airfield, Sachsen |
The aircraft crashed due to 'friendly' Flak.
29-year-old Hauptmann Hans-Wolfgang von Niebelschütz was killed in the crash, his two crew members parachuting to safety.
The Luftwaffe pilot was Kommandeur of the IV. Gruppe.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Berlin.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one
NVM (NJG5_IV_020); Balss, PV, s.187
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Dec-2019 20:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 03-Feb-2020 20:30 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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