ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 249495
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| Date: | Thursday 13 July 1944 |
| Time: | 04:25 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 712273 |
| MSN: | 4R+UR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Volkel airfield, the Netherlands (takeoff at 23:05 hrs) |
The crew lost its bearings when radio communications with the home base could not be established. Due to one of the crew members not wearing a parachute, an emergency-landing was performed at RAF Woodbridge, the crew being taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part four
'The Last Blitz' by Mackay & Parry
SGLO Bulletin 417-09 (Vleugels boven Volkel)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2021 15:17 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 06-Apr-2021 18:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 20-Dec-2021 09:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
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