ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249316
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:00 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | D5+BL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Giessen airfield, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Vechta airfield, Niedersachsen |
Takeoff at 20:25 hrs for a Feindflug (operational sortie) against the RAF Bomber Command Frankfurt am Main (Hessen) raid.
While intercepting a bomber, the aircraft was hit by what the pilot reported as ‘a jettisoned incendiary bomb’ which went right through his right-hand wing, damaging the engine.
Ofw. Frank and Fw’s Schierholz and Schneider were unhurt when the Messerschmitt was put down in a forced landing at Giessen, the damage being assessed as 30%.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Apr-2021 11:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 01-Apr-2021 11:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
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