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| Date: | Saturday 7 October 1944 |
| Time: | 01:30 approx |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87 D-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./Nachtschlachtgruppe 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 131584 |
| MSN: | D3+OL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | woods at Ellen, Niederzier, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Feindflug - operational sortie |
The aircraft was part of a force of 19 Junkers which took off from 00:45 hrs for an operation against targets in the Aachen area.
Both crew members were injured in a crash-landing after taking fire from an enemy night fighter (219 Squadron (F/L Atkins)).
Sources:
Möller, NSGr, page 177; Ultra HW5/601, Ultra HW5/593
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Aug-2021 15:39 | TigerTimon | Added |
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