ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51481
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 August 1943 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 7./JG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 20460 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | SW of Roosendaal, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Woensdrecht airfield |
The aircraft was shot down by a Spitfire of No. (Natal) 222 Squadron RAF.
The pilot, Uffz. N. Geyer, survived the crash. The damage was assessed at 70%.
Operation: Feindflug (operational sortie). On this day, the USAAF raided Schweinfurt and Regensburg in Germany.
Sources:
https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2805&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' for airfield
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Aug-2018 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Aug-2018 11:57 | TigerTimon | Updated [Damage] |
| 20-May-2019 09:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Dec-2019 09:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 23-Jun-2022 09:38 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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