Incident Junkers Ju 87 D-5 131584,
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Date:Saturday 7 October 1944
Time:01:30 approx
Type:Silhouette image of generic ju87 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Junkers Ju 87 D-5
Owner/operator:3./Nachtschlachtgruppe 2 Luftwaffe
Registration: 131584
MSN: D3+OL
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:woods at Ellen, Niederzier, Nordrhein-Westfalen -   Germany
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Feindflug - operational sortie
Narrative:
The aircraft was part of a force of 19 Junkers which took off from 00:45 hrs for an operation against targets in the Aachen area.

Both crew members were injured in a crash-landing after taking fire from an enemy night fighter (219 Squadron (F/L Atkins)).

Sources:

Möller, NSGr, page 177; Ultra HW5/601, Ultra HW5/593
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History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
28 December 1944 141133 3./Nachtschlachtgruppe 2 Luftwaffe 0 Asbach airfield, Rheinland-Pfalz sub

Revision history:

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02-Aug-2021 15:39 TigerTimon Added

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