ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 236262
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| Date: | Friday 28 August 1942 |
| Time: | 23:53 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 E-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3739 |
| MSN: | G9+AN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Herbestal, Lontzen, Liège -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield |
Feindflug - operational sortie. On the night of 28-29 August, RAF Bomber Command raided Saarbrücken & Nürnberg, both in Germany.
The Messerschmitt was set alight in aerial combat with 214 Squadron Stirling W7577; the crew was forced to evacuate the aircraft, Unteroffizier Otto Fries with slight injuries.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
https://luchtvaartgeschiedenis.be/content/messerschmitt-bf-110-bij-herbestal
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History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 June 1943 | 4879 | 5./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 0 | Sint-Truiden Airfield, Limburg | |
sub |
| 1 September 1943 | 5364 | 5./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 1 | between Jütchendorf and Siethen at Ludwigsfelde, Brandenburg |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 15:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 03:12 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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