ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49557
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| Date: | Friday 8 December 1944 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 S-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./LG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 330964 |
| MSN: | L1+NH |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Zuidbroek, Groningen prv -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Varel airfield (G) |
The aircraft crashed probably due to an engine fire, while engaged in a mine-laying operation to the Schelde estuary.
The crew was initially buried at the Esserveld cemetery in Groningen, but now rests at Ysselsteyn cemetery in Limburg:
Flugzeugführer Fw. R. Butz 51616/466 Luftwaffe / grave AX-11-270
Beobachter Uffz. M. Dorfner 51616/347 Luftwaffe / grave AX-12-283
Bordfunker Uffz. H. Puchner 69642/87 Luftwaffe / grave AX-11-269
Bordschütze Uffz. W. Lieberwirth 51618/110 Luftwaffe / grave AX-11-268
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4794&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Taghon, LG1, II, s.526; NL-Verlreg.
http://ww2.dk/air/lehr/lg1.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Sep-2018 08:01 | Ronny68 | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative] |
| 24-Oct-2019 17:14 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 19:13 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 10:23 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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