ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53906
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| Date: | Thursday 27 June 1940 |
| Time: | 16:20 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 E-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./JG 21 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Zeist, Utrecht -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg airfield (NL) |
In an attack on Blenheim R3731 of 82 Squadron, the Messerschmitt was hit by return fire from the upper turret gunner. The pilot and Staffelkapitän of the 3./JG 21, Oberleutnant Georg Schneider, was killed as his machine dived straight into the ground. He now rests at Ysselsteyn cemetery.
The Blenheim went down too, two crew members being killed.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0735&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 24-Jun-2019 17:50 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Jan-2020 17:06 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 14-Jun-2022 11:32 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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