Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10 490195,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49405
 
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Date:Monday 1 January 1945
Time:morning
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-10
Owner/operator:4./JG 3 Luftwaffe
Registration: 490195
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Woensel, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Paderborn airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Takeoff at 08:25 hrs for operation Bodenplatte. Target: B.78 Eindhoven airfield.

The aircraft was shot down by a Spitfire while leaving the target area.
Fw. W. Rutkowski bailed out and was taken prisoner of war.

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T5031&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Manrho, Bodenplatte, s.279

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
23-Nov-2019 18:29 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Feb-2020 19:22 Xindel XL Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]

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