ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51225
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab IV./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 720018 |
| MSN: | G9+AE |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Leeuwarden Airfield, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden airfield (NL) |
| Leeuwarden airfield |
A close call:
The aircraft crashed during the landing due to engine failure. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Berlin. The Messerschmitt was on an operational sortie. The damage was assessed at 80%.
Both men suffered head injuries:
Flugzeugführer: Hptm. Hans-Joachim Jabs Luftwaffe - wounded
Bordfunker: Lt. Erich Weissflog Luftwaffe - wounded
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part three
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3112&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Nov-2018 19:56 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Jan-2020 11:20 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 13-Jun-2022 23:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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