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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1944 |
| Time: | 20:45 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87D |
| Owner/operator: | 1./NSGr. 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Krefeld airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Krefeld airfield |
Bf 110 G-4 G9+DS crashed into the aircraft which stood at the take-off point and was loaded with bombs, as a result of an error by traffic control.
The pilot of the Junkers was killed when the starboard engine of the 110 smashed into the cabin. It is not clear whether the Bordfunker was killed too. According to the Bordfunker of the 110 both crew were killed.
The Messerschmitt crew was injured.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Möller, NSGr, page 210
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2021 17:55 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 05-Jun-2022 17:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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