ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244938
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 11./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4874 |
| MSN: | G9+UE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea north of Borkum island -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden or Bergen (both in the Netherlands) |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On the night of 17-18 August, RAF Bomber Command raided the V-rocket weapons development centre at Peenemünde.
The aircraft fell foul of a Serrate-equipped Beaufighter Mk VIf of No. 141 Squadron RAF.
(FF) Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke - rescued after 20 hours
(Bf) Feldwebel Karl Schädt - missing in action
(Bm) Unteroffizier Johanna Gaa - missing in action
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
GQM (#11-20); Obermaier page 66; Middlebrook, Peenemunde Raid
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2020 18:46 | TigerTimon | Added |
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