ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 174673
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| Date: | Thursday 14 November 1940 |
| Time: | 22:00 |
| Type: | Dornier Do 17Z |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Prestwold Hall, Loughborough, Coventry -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Shot down by anti-aircraft fire during a bombing raid on Coventry, UK.
The four crew members on board - Karl Dilthey, Oswald Preiss, Gunter Kuhne and Wilhelm Wellenbrock - all perished in the crash.
They were later buried with full military honours.
Sources:
https://www.loughboroughecho.net/news/local-news/someone-iron-cross-dead-wwii-8870657
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Mar-2015 11:53 | gerard57 | Added |
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