ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226993
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| Date: | Friday 5 November 1943 |
| Time: | 21:04 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 S-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 140583 |
| MSN: | 3E+GS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel 15 mls S of Dungeness, Romney Marsh, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brüssel-Melsbroek airfield (B) |
Mission: Attack on London, England.
Pilot: Leutnant. Dieter Bernhard. 53564/186 – Missing.
Born 13.10.1921 in Hameln.
Observer: Feldwebel. Kurt Köhler. 51617/118 – Missing.
Born 20.07.1921.
Radio/Op: Feldwebel. Ernst Reuvers. 51616/86 – Missing. Born 26.10.1918 in St. Tönies.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was intercepted and shot down by F/O C. F. Green and PO E. G. White in a Mosquito II of No.410 Squadron during its mission to London. The German crew are still listed as missing in action.
Pilot of the ill-fated Junkers; Dieter Bernhard. (Hall).
Burial detail: None – Missing.
Researched and compiled using WASt NVM by Melvin Brownless. Special thanks to the late Steven Hall for Bernhard images. February 2014.
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Belgium%20and%20Luxembourg.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 11:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 27-Mar-2020 10:30 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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