ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54052
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| Date: | Monday 13 May 1940 |
| Time: | 06:35 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 30 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 4D+*S |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km E of Oosterend, Texel, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Marx airfield (G) |
Takeoff at 04:00 hrs for an armed recce operation to the Dutch coast.
The aircraft was hit by AA-fire and was ditched in the Wadden Sea off Texel island. All four crew members were taken prisoner of war.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0617&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
GQM (#1-1); Cornwell, BoF, page 263; TOCH forum (27.6.2008, Peter Cornwell)
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 26 May 1940 | 8./KG 30 Luftwaffe | 4 | Aalsmeerderdijk road, Aalsmeerderbrug, Noord-Holland | |
w/o | |
| 22 October 1940 | 2180 | 8./KG 30 Luftwaffe | 0 | north of Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Mar-2020 13:29 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2020 11:06 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 15-Jun-2022 06:09 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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