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| Date: | Monday 1 January 1945 |
| Time: | 21:15 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 620768 |
| MSN: | 4R+OS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beers, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marx airfield, Germany |
Took off at +/- 18:00 hrs for a Feindflug - operational sortie.
The aircraft was attacked by GCI-controlled 604 Squadron Mosquito HK526 near Nijmegen, the whole crew baling out to be taken prisoners of war before their Junkers crashed and exploded.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5018A
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 22-Jun-2022 18:26 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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