ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239764
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 300 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bonn-Hangelar airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bonn-Hangelar airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
| Bonn-Hangelar airfield |
Leutnant Walter Harjes, Staffelkäpitan of 1./JG 300, had been scrambled against the RAF Mannheim/Ludwigshafen raid. Upon return to the airfield and while landing, the aircraft was subjected to two bursts of 20 mm cannon fire from an RAF intruder aircraft.
The pilot escaped unhurt; the damage was assessed as 35%.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Lorant, JG300, I, page 346
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2020 09:29 | TigerTimon | Added |
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