ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 261331
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| Date: | Tuesday 25 April 1944 |
| Time: | 01:29 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./NJG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 720176 |
| MSN: | 2Z+KB |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Illesheim airfield, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Illesheim airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Karlsruhe & München.
On final approach to Illesheim, the aircraft collided with Bf 110 G-4 2Z+CK of 2./NJG 6 in the hands of Feldwebel Georg Walser.
This was because the R/T had gone u/s on 2Z+CK, the pilot Fw. Walser unable to report the approach to flying control. Navigation and landing lights were doused on both aircraft because intruder aircraft had been reported in the vicinity.
(FF) Hauptmann Heinz Reschke / Gruppenkommandeur I./NJG 6 / killed
(Bf) Unteroffizier Josef Fischer / killed
(Bs) Gefreiter Werner Hohn / injured
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
NVM (NJG6_I_019); Kock, KTB NJG6, page 75
Bing Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-May-2021 09:11 | TigerTimon | Added |
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