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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1940 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab III./KG 30 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 4D+CD |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ellemeet beach, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marx airfield, Germany |
The aircraft was hit by fighter pilot F/O Welford of 65 Sqdn, who was flying a Spitfire; the Luftwaffe pilot, Oberleutnant Werner Wagner, crash-landing the Junkers.
Feindflug (operational sortie). The aircraft was on an operation to naval targets off Vlissingen, Zeeland.
Damage: 100%
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0696&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
LW Losses by Michael Balss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 15-May-2019 06:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2019 06:45 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2019 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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