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| Date: | Friday 4 August 1944 |
| Time: | 16:08 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Schulstaffel/NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 720251 |
| MSN: | G9+HX |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Giesegaard woods at Ringsted, Sjælland -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Grove airfield |
The Messerschmitt was vectored towards what was believed to be a single American bomber heading for Sweden. However, as it turned out, they were two American Mustangs flying close together.
When approached, they were three P-51 Mustangs flying together, belonging to the 370th Fighter Squadron USAAF. One suffered from low oil pressure and flew on while two USAAF pilots attacked the Messerschmitt causing it to crash.
(FF) Hauptman Fritz Freiherr von Buchholtz / killed
(Bf) Unteroffizier Rudi Freund / parachuted into safety
(Bs) N.N. / parachuted into safety
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1944107.shtml
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2021 18:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
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