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| Date: | Wednesday 15 May 1940 |
| Time: | 15:10 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./KG 30 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 4D+*K |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Schelde, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield |
The aircraft was shot down by AA-fire from HMS Whitley.
The Junkers was on a Feindflug (operational sortie) to naval targets at the Schelde river mouth.
Crew:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. L. Wengert 62743/46 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BB-7-165 - initially buried Vlissingen V3a-183
Beobachter Ogfr. J. Wunder Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BA-4-99
Bordfunker Uffz. M. Stampfer 62743/42 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn BC-3-58 - initially buried Vlissingen V3a-26
Bordschütze Flg. A. Trinkl Luftwaffe Survived - POW
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0687&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 |
| 13-May-2019 14:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2019 10:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2022 00:18 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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