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| Date: | Monday 13 April 1942 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 F-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2684 |
| MSN: | G9+FL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Bönninghardt airfield (near), Alpen, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Venlo airfield, the Netherlands |
Feindflug - operational sortie. On this night, RAF Bomber Command raided Essen.
Aircraft went into a spin and the radio operator bailed out. Pilot regained control at 1200 metres and landed the aircraft safely. The parachute of the radio operator got stuck on the MG-15:
(FF) Ofw Herzog, Gerhard / unhurt
(Bf) Fw Gross, Walter / killed
Sources:
GQM (#5-8); NVM (NJG1_I_011)
WASt-Gräberkarte
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Apr-2022 19:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 15-Apr-2022 19:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage, ] |
| 15-Apr-2022 19:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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