ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244313
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| Date: | Friday 21 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:25 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 12./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 730218 |
| MSN: | G9+EZ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 km north of Mol, Antwerp -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided oil production facilities at Homberg and Bottrop in Germany.
The Messerschmitt fell foul of Wing Commander Bromley, the CO of 169 Squadron, in Mosquito NT113 at 01.25 hrs in the Turnhout area. Both wings of the Messerschmitt were raked and set alight, the aircraft immediately plunging down from a height of 3,000 metres.
FF / Ofw Karl-Heinz Scherfling / killed / victor in 30 night air combats & Ritterkreuzträger
Bf / Fw Herbert Scholz / bailed out injured
Bs / Fw Herbert Winkler / killed
Sources:
Obermaier page 194; Balss, PV
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1943 | 5469 | 12./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 1 | NE of Schiermonnikoog, Friesland |  |
w/o |
| 11 December 1943 | 740046 | 11./NJG 1 Luftwaffe | 1 | Kanaaldijk 271, Koedijk, Noord-Holland | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2020 11:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Jun-2022 01:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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