ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139399
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| Date: | Sunday 4 March 1945 |
| Time: | 01:51 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 12./NJG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 621586 |
| MSN: | D5+AX |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Sutton upon Derwent, Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Jever airfield, Germany |
| operation - Gisela |
Struck a tree and crashed whilst attacking the RAF airfield at Elvington, Yorkshire.
It is believed that the pilot became confused by vehicle lights.
Hauptman J. Dreher and his 3 crew members all died as well as three civilians on the ground, as the plane crashed into a farmhouse, after clipping a tree.
This was the last Axis aircraft to crash on British soil in WW2.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281945%E2%80%931949%29
https://yorkshireairmuseum.org/remembrance/the-luftwaffe-attack-on-raf-elvington-operation-gisella/
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
GQM (#12-26); Obermaier page 103; Intruders Over Britain, page 200
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2011 15:38 | angels one five | Added |
| 25-Jul-2013 14:38 | nemcupavel | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 25-Jul-2013 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-Sep-2013 07:28 | angels one five | Updated [Time] |
| 08-Jun-2020 09:56 | gerard57 | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Jun-2022 11:53 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
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