ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 51997
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| Date: | Thursday 29 April 1943 |
| Time: | 16:18 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 D-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 3.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.122 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 430621 |
| MSN: | F6+KL |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea 20 km W of Terschelling, Friesland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield |
The aircraft was shot down by F/O V. Brown and F/Lt. Bird of 268 Squadron RAF, flying Mustang Mk I's from RAF Snailwell airfield, while engaged in a recce flight. Aircraft of F/L Bird was hit four times by return fire (category A damaged).
Two crew members are still missing in action:
Flugzeugführer / Uffz. R. Wolf Luftwaffe - missing in action
Beobachter / Lt. G. Listing Luftwaffe - missing in action
Bordfunker / Uffz. F. Weiner 62524/173 Luftwaffe / Ysselsteyn cemetery in Limburg; grave AR-4-86 / washed up Ameland; initially buried Leeuwarden
Bordschütze / Uffz. R. Becker Luftwaffe - killed in action
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T2222&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://www.ww2.dk/air/recon/aufkl122.htm
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=57392
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 28-Apr-2018 08:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Dec-2019 18:40 | nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-May-2020 12:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2021 08:46 | TigerTimon | Updated [Registration] |
| 07-May-2021 08:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2022 02:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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