ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280013
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| Date: | Monday 19 March 1945 |
| Time: | 05:22 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 11./NJG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 2Z+NV |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 km east of Gerolzhofen airfield; Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gerolzhofen airfield |
| Feindflug - operational sortie |
Feldwebel Willi Janusch noted in his Flugbuch:
“Erichsen, Janusch, B.F.110 2Z+NV, 81st Einsatz, Gerolzhofen 19.3.45 03.42, 3 km E. of Gerolzhofen 19.3.45 05.22, 100 mins, 580 kms, Absch. of one Viermot (Hanau), shot down by Mosquito”.
In fact, the aircraft was shot down in flames by an 85 Squadron Mosquito whilst coming in to land at Gerolzhofen, the crew (including Bordschütze Unteroffizier Meyer) escaping with injuries.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Kock, KTB NJG6, page 257
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Jul-2022 12:52 | TigerTimon | Added |
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