ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266281
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| Date: | Thursday 21 December 1944 |
| Time: | 19:35 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./NJG 4 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 712346 |
| MSN: | 3C+NJ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ruppertshain, Kelkheim, Hessen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Langendiebach airfield |
Took off between 17.58 and 18.12 hrs for a Nachtschlacht operation.
The aircraft was shot down in flames by 157 Squadron Mosquito TA401.
Oblt. Ruppert Kess and Bordschütze Fw. Heinz Lutz both perished.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
NVM (NJG4_I_074)
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Aug-2021 07:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
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