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| Date: | Friday 21 May 1943 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./JG 27 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 16163 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | a ditch near Steenwijk, Overijssel -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Leeuwarden airfield |
Bauchlandung nach Motortreffer (belly landing after being hit in the engine). Oberleutnant Jansen suffered skull injury after a forced landing, the aircraft ended up in a ditch.
Operation: Feindflug (combat flight)
Damage: 50%
Pilot:
Flugzeugführer Oberleutnant J. Jansen Luftwaffe Survived - Staffelkapitän 2./JG 27
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0505&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-May-2018 19:44 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 21-May-2018 07:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 21-May-2018 07:42 | TigerTimon | Updated [Phase, ] |
| 12-Dec-2019 18:04 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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