Accident Junkers W.34hi DB+LB,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50826
 
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Date:Tuesday 29 February 1944
Time:10:25 LT
Type:Junkers W.34hi
Owner/operator:Luftwaffe
Registration: DB+LB
MSN: 868008
Fatalities:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:IJsselmeer, Nunspeet, Gelderland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:prob. Hilversum airfield
Destination airport:prob. Hilversum airfield
Narrative:
The aircraft was shot down by P-47 Thunderbolts of the 56th Fighter Group USAAF which were flying fighter escort for USAAF bombers raiding Braunschweig, Germany.
The Fliegerzielgeschwader 2 is a unit that provided target-tug aircraft.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3485&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
26-Mar-2012 11:53 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
25-Jul-2013 18:54 Nepa Updated [Operator]
16-Sep-2018 14:31 Anon. Updated [Narrative]
26-Feb-2019 20:58 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
19-Mar-2019 23:09 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities]
03-Apr-2019 13:47 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Narrative]
18-Jun-2022 12:00 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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