ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244891
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| Date: | Friday 9 July 1943 |
| Time: | 02:50 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./NJG 4 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 6311 |
| MSN: | 3C+FB, grüne F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clairfontaine, Aisne département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Florennes airfield in Belgium |
Feindflug (operational sortie) against the RAF Bomber Command raid of Köln in Germany.
Flown by Oberleutnant Friedrich Graeff, the aircraft was lost in a collision with 106 Sqdn Lancaster ED720. He managed to bale out by parachute, though seriously injured and having lost an eye in the collision.
The crew members Bordfunker Uffz. Heinrich Köhler and Bordmechaniker Ofw. Paul Scheuermann did not survive.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
GQM (#11-19); VDK
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2020 18:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 14-Nov-2020 18:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 14-Nov-2020 18:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities] |
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