ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244933
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| Date: | Saturday 31 July 1943 |
| Time: | 00:10 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5437 |
| MSN: | G9+KN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kerniel, Borgloon, Limburg -
 Belgium
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | St Trond (Sint-Truiden) airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Remscheid in Germany.
The aircraft was shot down immediately after takeoff, by an enemy intruder aircraft. The pilot, Leutnant Friedrich-Otto Erlinghagen, perished due to his parachute not opening (insufficient altitude).
Sources:
GQM (#11-20); NVM (NJG1_II_044); Balss, PV
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2020 17:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 11-Aug-2022 09:17 | Anon. | Updated [Total occupants] |
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