ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49647
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| Date: | Sunday 19 November 1944 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./KG 53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 162377 |
| MSN: | A1+NN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | IJsselmeer near Molkwerum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wittmund airfield (G) |
Takeoff at 21:10 hrs for an operation over the North Sea.
Probably, the aircraft was shot down by a night fighter.
Crew:
Flugzeugführer Fw. R. Ripper 69876/626 Luftwaffe / Missing in action
Beobachter Uffz. K. Henkel 65060/63 Luftwaffe / Ysselsteyn cemetery (Limburg); grave AT-9-209 / initially buried Leeuwarden
Bordfunker Ogfr. G. Jaeger 69876/631 Luftwaffe / Missing in action
Bordmechaniker Ogfr. H-H. Prochnow 69876/640 Luftwaffe / Missing in action
Bordschütze Ogfr. J. Prochaska 69876/610 Luftwaffe / Ysselsteyn cemetery (Limburg); grave AT-9-207 / initially buried Leeuwarden
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4694&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Kiehl, KG53, s.336; Liste-RT (NVM)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 19-Oct-2019 12:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 19:19 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 19:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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