ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 344924
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| Date: | Saturday 28 August 1943 |
| Time: | 01:42 LT |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217J |
| Owner/operator: | 6./NJG 101 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1305 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nürnberg area, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lechfeld airfield |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Takeoff at 00:37 hrs for a 'Wilde Sau' mission.
Hit by 'friendly' fire. Shot at by a single-engined Luftwaffe fighter over the city of Nürnberg. The crew then decided to evacuate the aircraft.
(FF) Lt Dörscheln, Karl - parachute jump
(Bf) Uffz Fidora, Adolf - parachute jump
(Bm) Uffz Bibrach, Kurt - killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
RL 2 III/776, 110/116; Balss, Materialverluste, page 197
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Aug-2023 13:27 | TigerTimon | Added |
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