ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51620
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| Date: | Friday 16 July 1943 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 9./JG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 15481 |
| MSN: | gelbe 3 + I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Noorderleeg 5, Hallum, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden airfield (NL) |
Bodenberührung und Aufschlagbrand bei Übungs-Bombenwurf. The aircraft hit the ground, followed by an impact fire during training with bombs. These bombs were equipped with time fuses, the III. Gruppe of Jagdgeschwader experimenting with the use of these against USAAF bomber formations. However, they proved unsuccesful.
The pilot, Unteroffizier Georg Wilhelm, was killed. In the picture below, an Oberfeldwebel of the Luftwaffe lays flowers on the grave at the Noorderbegraafplaats (northern cemetery) at Leeuwarden.
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2668&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
LW Losses by Michael Balss
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 September 1944 | 461477 | 11./JG 4 Luftwaffe | 1 | near Arnhem, Gelderland | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Jul-2018 11:18 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2019 18:12 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Phase, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2019 18:15 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2019 18:16 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 24-Mar-2020 15:09 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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