ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 53923
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| Date: | Saturday 15 June 1940 |
| Time: | 06:15 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 4 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 0044 |
| MSN: | 5J+GS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fay-aux-Loges, Loiret, Centre-Val de Loire -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Antwerpen-Deurne airfield (B) |
Abschuß durch GC I/8 (Sub-Lieutenant Robert Thollon), Aufschlagbrand.
The aircraft was shot down by Sub-Lieutenant Robert Thollon, a French fighter pilot. Impact fire.
The Junkers was on an operation to the Loire bridges near Orléans, Loiret.
The crew was initially buried at Amsterdam, the Netherlands:
Flugzeugführer Lt. J. Reiners 55543/6 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CX-12-300
Bordfunker Uffz. W. Püschel 55543/33 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CX-12-299
Bordschütze Uffz. R. Haase 55543/32 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CX-12-297
Bordschütze Uffz. W. Thier 55543/42 Luftwaffe Ysselsteyn CX-12-298
Sources:
GQM (#1-2); Cornwell, BoF, s.476; VDK
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0721C&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Belgium%20and%20Luxembourg.pdf
https://www.passionair1940.fr/Armee%20de%20l%27Air/Escadrilles/Esc-Chasse/GC-1-8/EN-GC_I-8.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 13-Jun-2019 17:51 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Dec-2019 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 18:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
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