Incident Junkers Ju 88 A-4 550491,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231126
 
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Date:Monday 3 January 1944
Time:04:42 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ju88 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Junkers Ju 88 A-4
Owner/operator:9./KG 3 Luftwaffe
Registration: 550491
MSN: 5K+FT
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Münster-Handorf airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Münster-Handorf airfield (G)
Destination airport:Münster-Handorf airfield
Narrative:
The aircraft turned over at the landing, upon return from a 'Beleuchter' operation over Berlin. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Berlin.
Bordfunker (radio operator) Unteroffizier Emmeran Rösch was injured, the damage being assessed at 50%.

Sources:

LW Losses by Michael Balss
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part one

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Dec-2019 18:06 TigerTimon Added
27-Mar-2020 16:16 DG333 Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator]

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