ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 260559
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| Date: | Sunday 21 May 1944 |
| Time: | 17:00 approx |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190107 |
| MSN: | G9+FL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | field near Arnborg, Herning, Midtjylland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grove airfield |
Two Mosquitos of 418 Squadron RCAF and 8 Mustangs of 19 Squadron were on a Day Ranger mission over Denmark when they spotted what they believed to be a Leo 45 in the Herning area.
It actually was the G9+FL flown by Unteroffizier Ewald Tampke and Bordfunker Eduard Tants, who were engaged in a Zieldarstellungsflug (target presentation flight) together with another Heinkel.
The Luftwaffe aircraft was set afire by Flight Lieutenant James Kerr of 418 Squadron RCAF (flying a Mosquito FB.VI from RAF Coltishall) and by W/O M.H. Max Bell (RAAF) of 19 Squadron RAF (flying a Mustang Mk III from RAF Coltishall).
Tampke and Tants were laid to rest in Esbjerg cemetery on the 23rd of May.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1944085.shtml
Google Maps
'The Heinkel He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-May-2021 14:47 | TigerTimon | Added |
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