ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53301
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Monday 14 July 1941 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 C-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 0636 |
| MSN: | R4+ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | over the North Sea - |
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield (NL) |
The aircraft was substantially damaged (35%) in aerial combat with 57 Squadron Wellington N2841 over the North Sea. The Bordfunker and the 1. Wart were both injured due to the return fire. The pilot and Staffelkapitän, Oberleutnant Paul Semrau, safely brought the aircraft back to Gilze-Rijen airfield.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Bremen, Germany.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1111&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part two
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 November 1940 | I./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 2 | Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o | |
| 12 August 1941 | 0845 | Stab I./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 0 | De Heen, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
| 13 August 1941 | 0375 | 3./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 0 | Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant | |
sub |
| 3 October 1941 | 0791 | I./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 0 | Cadzand, Zeeland | |
w/o |
| 6 February 1945 | 622306 | Stab I./NJG 2 Luftwaffe | 0 | Losser, Overijssel | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jul-2019 06:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 21-Mar-2020 16:37 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation