ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50321
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| Date: | Thursday 6 July 1944 |
| Time: | 01:45 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 219 A-0 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 211117 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hoeven, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield |
Feindflug - patrol in Himmelbett box Biber (near Brielle, Zuid-Holland)
The Luftwaffe crew (Ofw. Josef Ströhlein & Uffz. Hans Keune) were forced to eject from their aircraft due to both engines being disabled by return fire from Flying Fortress 42-39811 which was engaged in a 'Nickel' (leaflet dropping) operation.
One of the USAAF crew members was killed.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3855A&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Oct-2020 19:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 16-Oct-2020 19:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Aug-2021 12:01 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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