ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226981
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Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1942 |
Time: | 16:20 LT |
Type: | Junkers Ju 88 A-4 |
Owner/operator: | Erg.St./KG 30 Luftwaffe |
Registration: | 1384 |
MSN: | 4D+DA, blaue D |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | North Sea off Mundesley, Norfolk, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Combat |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Eindhoven airfield (NL) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:Mission: Attack on England.
Crew:
Pilot: Unteroffizier. Wilhelm Dick. – (No known grave) Missing.
Observer: Feldwebel. Oskar Haug. 55544/110 – Killed.
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Richard Prohaska. – Killed.
Gunner: Feldwebel. Hans Troekes. 9/IR.39/91 – Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft appeared out of cloud off Yarmouth flying on a north westerly course at about 1,000 ft. when it was fired at by AA fire and shortly after crashed into the sea. The following day two bodies were washed ashore. Only Dutch money was carried and a photograph indicating Eindhoven as the base.
The wireless operator had the Bronze War Flights Badge.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with thanks to Nigel Parker & National Archive (Kew).
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
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Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Jul-2019 08:55 |
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10-Jul-2019 08:57 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Cn] |
09-Dec-2019 10:35 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
10-Dec-2019 21:40 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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