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| Date: | Thursday 30 September 1943 |
| Time: | 02:15 claim |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 C-6 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab IV./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 750354 |
| MSN: | D5+FE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Vesterlundvej 77, Give, Syddanmark -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grove airfield |
Feindflug (operational sortie) against a small force of 14 Lancasters on Gardening (mine-laying) operations.
The Junkers attacked Lancaster 'P' of 207 Squadron at 02:15 hours at 17000 feet from astern and below but was shot down in return fire.
The crew managed to escape by parachute, landed in the frozen fields near Ejstrupholm (Midtjylland) and were all injured.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1943149.shtml
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Nov-2020 18:38 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Nov-2020 18:38 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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