Incident Junkers Ju 88 G-6 620768,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 49384
 
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Date:Monday 1 January 1945
Time:21:15 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic ju88 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Junkers Ju 88 G-6
Owner/operator:8./NJG 2 Luftwaffe
Registration: 620768
MSN: 4R+OS
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:near Beers, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Marx airfield, Germany
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Took off at +/- 18:00 hrs for a Feindflug - operational sortie.

The aircraft was attacked by GCI-controlled 604 Squadron Mosquito HK526 near Nijmegen, the whole crew baling out to be taken prisoners of war before their Junkers crashed and exploded.

Sources:

SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T5018A
Nachtjagd Combat Archive 1945

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 June 1944 8./NJG 2 Luftwaffe 0 Volkel Airfield, Noord-Brabant min

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
17-Dec-2008 11:45 ASN archive Added
22-Jun-2022 18:26 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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