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| Date: | Tuesday 23 November 1943 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 109 G-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./JG 3 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 20573 |
| MSN: | weisse 2 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Belkmerweg, Sint Maartensvlotbrug, Noord-Holland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schiphol airfield (NL) |
In the afternoon, RAF Beaufighters attacked a convoy over the North Sea.
The aircraft had taken off at 14:41 hrs for a Geleitschutz sortie, in other words: to provide cover for this German convoy.
The aircraft was shot down in aerial combat with Spitfires and was a total loss.
Leutnant F. Ruhl had managed to bail out in time.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T3110&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
GQM (#12-23)
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Nov-2018 19:37 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 26-Mar-2020 10:38 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 08-Apr-2021 18:07 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Phase, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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