ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49593
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 November 1944 |
| Time: | 19:00 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 620055 |
| MSN: | R4+RL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Broeksittard, Sittard, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente airfield |
Took off between around 18:40-50 hrs in reaction to Bomber Command activity (Mosquitoes).
The aircraft was shot up by 409 Squadron RCAF Mosquito NF Mk XIII MM622, which had taken off from B.51 Lille-Vendeville (France). All three crew members managed to bail out, and were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4757&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RCAF/409_wwII.html
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 04-Sep-2021 13:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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