ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 239787
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| Date: | Monday 6 September 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 300 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 18822 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oldenburg airfield, Niedersachsen |
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Mannheim (Baden-Württemberg) and Ludwigshafen (Rheinland-Pfalz).
The pilot, Feldwebel Gerd Bernhardt, bailed out injured following a collision with a Lancaster bomber.
Sources:
GQM (#11-21); Prien/Rodeike, JG 1/11, page 1227; Letter (Haase -> H.Ring, 23.5.1981)
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1943 part two
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Aug-2020 18:36 | TigerTimon | Added |
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