ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266242
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1944 |
| Time: | 22:20 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 190229 |
| MSN: | G9+GH |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Südlohn, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Münster-Handorf airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Feindflug - operational sortie |
Took off at around 21:40-45 hrs against a British incursion into the Ruhr-Münster area. This however, turned out to be a Window spoof.
The aircraft fell victim to Mosquito NF Mk XIX MM640 of 157 Squadron, engaged in a high-level patrol and flown by Flight Lieutenant William 'Bill' Taylor and Flying Officer Jeffrey Edwards. This RAF crew would be killed four days later, on approach to RAF Swannington.
(FF) Uffz. Scheuerlein, Herbert / safely ejected
(Bf) Uffz. Heinze, Max-Günther / found dead the next day with his parachute unopened
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
'He 219' by R. Francis Ferguson
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2021 12:22 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Aug-2021 12:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
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