ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244651
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| Date: | Thursday 3 December 1942 |
| Time: | 06:17 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab III./NJG 4 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4750 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Crécy-sur-Serre, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Juvincourt airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Frankfurt in Germany.
Flown by the night fighter crew of Oberleutnant Fritz Carstens & Unteroffizier Herbert Meyer. The crew had intercepted 102 Squadron Halifax W7916 but both aircraft were set alight in the encounter.
The two men vacated the aircraft and suffered slight injuries in the process.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part three
GQM (#7-12); NVM (NJG4_III_019)
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2020 17:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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