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Date: | Thursday 4 May 1944 |
Time: | 17:27-35 |
Type: | Heinkel He 111H |
Owner/operator: | 12./KG 55 Luftwaffe |
Registration: | |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Dijon-Longvic Airfield, Côte-d'Or 21 -
France
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Dijon-Longvic airfield |
Destination airport: | Heimatflug (non-operational sortie) |
Narrative:Flying in a formation of three Heinkels, intercepted by Wing Commander Goodman DFC & Flying Officer Thomas of 151 Squadron RAF, flying a Mosquito NF Mk XIII from RAF Predannack in England.
The aircraft fell away steeply on fire.
Sources:
Simon Parry, KG55 loss list
151 Sqn combat report and gun camera films (via Michael Balss)
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/151_wwII.html http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-Sep-2021 09:53 |
TigerTimon |
Added |
01-Jul-2022 10:14 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Location] |