Accident Heinkel He 111 H ,
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Date:Thursday 11 July 1940
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic H111 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Heinkel He 111 H
Owner/operator:1./JG 21 Luftwaffe
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Ligny-Thilloy, 3 km S Bapaume -   France
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed and burned out at Ligny-Thilloy, 3 km south of Bapaume, on return from sortie to Portsmouth and attack by Hurricanes of Nos.145 and 601 Squadrons 6.00 p.m. BO Lt Helmut Grunwald, FF Uffz Fridolin Hogg, BF Obergefr Herbert Köster and BM Uffz Günther Mende all killed. Aircraft 100% write-off.

Sources:

http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=23043

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-Jun-2011 03:02 ThW Added
10-Jan-2012 07:33 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative]
30-Sep-2015 14:33 sandman56 Updated [Narrative]
02-May-2019 06:54 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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