ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244942
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| Date: | Tuesday 31 August 1943 |
| Time: | 03:35 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Erg.St./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 6352 |
| MSN: | R4+BA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fichtenhain, Krefeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided München-Gladbach & Rheydt.
Flown by Leutnant Perle & Feldwebel Bolenz, the aircraft was shot up in return fire from a Stirling bomber and caught fire. Both men escaped by parachute, but Lt. Perle didn't survive. He was found dead with a half-opened parachute.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
GQM (#11-21); NVM (NJG2_IV_003)
Google Maps
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 August 1943 | 5590 | Erg.St./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 0 | Vogelsang-Schleiden, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2020 19:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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