ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239151
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| Date: | Sunday 7 May 1944 |
| Time: | 07:05 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190115 |
| MSN: | G9+FH |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hagenbroich, Viersen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield, the Netherlands |
| - practice flight - |
While on approach to Venlo at a height of 180 metres, the aircraft suffered an engine fire and the wings were engulfed in flames. After that came a failed belly-landing, followed by an impact fire.
Feldwebel Emil Heinzelmann and his Bordfunker, Unteroffizier Wilhelm Herling were killed.
Sources:
He 219 Losses from 'The Heinkel He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson
LW Losses by Michael Balss
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Aug-2020 20:51 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 23-Apr-2021 09:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase] |
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