ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 234758
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| Date: | Thursday 27 April 1944 |
| Time: | 03:55 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 R-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | R4+IS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Roth airfield in Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente airfield, the Netherlands (takeoff 01:15 - 01:20) |
Feindflug - operational sortie. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen (Nordrhein-Westfalen) and Schweinfurt (Bayern).
The aircraft was severely damaged in a landing accident due to a technical fault. Unteroffizier Kleebauer and crew escaped unhurt.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part two
Liste (M.S., Summ.VLM)
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2020 20:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:36 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 04-Apr-2020 20:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
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