Mid-air collision Incident Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 15472, Thursday 19 August 1943
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Date:Thursday 19 August 1943
Time:19:02
Type:Silhouette image of generic ME09 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6
Owner/operator:8./JG 1 Luftwaffe
Registration: 15472
MSN: schwarze 8
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Cadzand harbour, Zeeland -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gilze-Rijen airfield
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The pilot (whose name was not recorded) performed an emergency-landing following a mid-air collision.
Oberleutnant H. Zuzic, Staffelkapitän 8./JG 1, lost his life.

Operation: Feindflug (combat flight)
Damage: 20%

Sources:

https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0614&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
book 'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd' for airfield

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Aug-2018 15:45 TigerTimon Added
13-Dec-2019 11:08 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
28-Jun-2021 19:55 TigerTimon Updated [Damage, Narrative]
28-Jun-2021 20:00 TigerTimon Updated [Source]

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