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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | 12:30 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-1/R1 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab I./ZG 76 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | M8+AB |
| MSN: | grüne A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, East of Durham Coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stavanger-Forus airfield (N) |
I./ZG 76 Luftflotte V. Flown by Gruppenkommandeur,Hptm Restemeyer. In escort mission for He 111s of KG 26 in raid against Disforth and Linton-on-Ouse. Intercepted and shot down by Spitfires from No.72 Sqn. The aircraft crashed into the sea off the Durham coast.
Crew:
Flugzeugführer: Hauptmann Werner Restemeyer - MIA
Bordfunker: Unteroffizier Werner Eichert - MIA
Bordfunker: Hauptmann Hartwich - MIA - X. Fliegerkorps radio interception specialist
Sources:
1. Deutsche Luftwaffe Verluste nach Flugzeugtypen Teil 3 by Michael Balss
2. http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0026.html
3. https://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_06.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2015 05:29 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 09:05 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2015 16:32 | sandman56 | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 27-Nov-2018 19:54 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 24-May-2019 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jan-2020 11:22 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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