ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49525
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| Date: | Monday 18 December 1944 |
| Time: | 05:00 approx |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./NJG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 621187 |
| MSN: | R4+MS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | over Eijsden, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Twente airfield |
Operation - Nachtschlacht. The crew was briefed to bomb and strafe Allied forces in the Maastricht area.
At around 05:00 hrs, the aircraft was subjected to AA-fire over Eijsden which damaged the controls. The Bordschütze Gefreiter P. Klumpp took to his parachute and was taken prisoner of war. The aircraft then returned to base safely.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T4823&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1944 part five
Balss, Materialverluste, page 354; ADI(K)-12/1945
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 31-Jul-2021 13:20 | TigerTimon | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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