ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235480
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| Date: | Tuesday 2 June 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab II./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4516 |
| MSN: | G9+DC |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Sint-Truiden Airfield, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield |
Feindflug - operational sortie. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen in Germany (second 1000 bomber raid).
The aircraft took 19 bullet hits in return fire from a bomber, its pilot Leutnant Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer being slightly injured. The crew managed to return to St Trond and perform a regular landing.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
GQM (#6-9); Namentliche Verlustmeldung (NJG1_II_025) via Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Apr-2020 19:43 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 07-Nov-2022 14:24 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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