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| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | 22:02 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 G-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 12./NJG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 740308 |
| MSN: | G9+OZ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Heimbach (Eifel), Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| operation - Nachtschlacht |
The aircraft was shot down in flames by 219 Squadron Mosquito MM790 (which operated under ground control), exploding violently when it hit the ground near Heimbach (Eifel).
(FF) Unteroffizier Arndt, Hans / missing in action
(Bf) Ofw. Beck, Karl / missing in action
(Bs) Uffz. Kruse, Traugott / killed
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Ring listing
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2022 19:28 | TigerTimon | Added |
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