ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243070
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| Date: | Tuesday 1 October 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | KG 30 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5043 |
| MSN: | 4D+FZ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Niedersachsen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Flying in the Cloppenburg area (Niedersachsen), the aircraft was coned by searchlights and at 01:00 hrs, engaged by two Messerschmitts of the I./NJG 1 based at Vechta airfield. It had not fired the right colours of the day. The four-man crew all bailed out safely.
Sources:
Nachtjagd Combat Archive The Early Years part one
GQM (#2-3); BoB T&N, page 671; Mason, page 428
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Sep-2020 15:16 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 24-Sep-2020 15:17 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Sep-2020 12:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 25-Sep-2020 12:49 | TigerTimon | Updated [Source] |
| 25-Sep-2020 12:52 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
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