ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53365
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| Date: | Saturday 14 June 1941 |
| Time: | 02:30 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 C-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 0785 |
| MSN: | R4+IM, weisse I |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Schouwen-Duiveland, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield (NL) |
The aircraft hit the water while circling a dinghy, with the 8./KG 4 crew of He 111 H-5 '5J+KS' in it. This bomber had ditched on the sea following engine damage (Motorschaden).
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Brest (France) and Schwerte (Germany).
Crew:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. V. Alt 60941/5 Luftwaffe - missing in action
Bordfunker Uffz. H-G. Suckow 60941/7 Luftwaffe - missing in action
Bordmechaniker Uffz. E.W. Korn 60941/6 Luftwaffe - missing in action
Sources:
- https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T1057C&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
- Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
- GQM (#3-5); Blitz T&N, s.45; Intruders Over Britain, s.184; Balss, PV, s.21; Rökker, I./NJG 2, s.216
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 12-Jun-2019 07:11 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2020 14:52 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 03:45 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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