ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51139
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| Date: | Saturday 11 December 1943 |
| Time: | 12:30 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./JG 27 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 410298 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Nijtap, Opeinde, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wiesbaden-Erbenheim airfield (G) |
Around noon, the USAAF raided Emden, Germany.
Flugzeugführer Uffz. K. Benzien (24 years old). He was initially buried in Leeuwarden as unknown.
His mortal remains were identified in the year 2022.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T3203
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2022/07/german-fighter-pilot-identified-after-79-years-from-dna-on-envelope/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Dec-2018 13:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Mar-2020 13:48 | DG333 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2022 09:27 | gerard57 | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2023 10:41 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
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