ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 50246
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 August 1944 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217K/M |
| Owner/operator: | Frontschleuse/KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Soesterberg Airfield, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was destroyed (100%) in a bombardment (Operation Butterscotch).
On this afternoon, the RAF raided the airfield with 113 Lancasters and Halifaxes, which dropped a total 556,8 tons of bombs. They were escorted by USAAF Thunderbolts.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3939C&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Jul-2019 18:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jul-2019 07:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2019 19:17 | nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 04:41 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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