ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177343
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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1940 |
| Time: | 13:22 |
| Type: | Dornier Do 17Z-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 9/III./KG 76 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | F1+DT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leaves Green, near Biggin Hill-Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cormeilles-en-Vexin |
9/III./KG 76. Flown by Oblt Rudolf Lamberty. This Do 17 was the lead aircraft of a group of nine commanded by Hptm Joachim Roth to attack Kenley airfield at low altitude. The bombers arrived near undetected at Kenley and cause heavy damage. F1+DT was hit by the AAA at the left wing and the aircraft began to loss fuel, speed and altitude.And later came under rifle fire from the 4th Battalion ,Chislehurst, Kent Home Guard causing additional damage Lamberty ordered the abandon of the aircraft, and three of the crew, Hptm Gustav Peter, Obfw. Valentin Geier and Fw.Hugo Eberhard bail out. A so low altitude two were wounded with no enough time to full open their parachutes. Oblt Lamberty and Hptm Roth remained in the Dornier and made a crash landing at Leaves Green, near Biggin Hill. Both officers were wounded and became POW like the three parachuted crew members.
Sources:
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0028.html
Le Fana de l'Aviation Hors série No.44
'The Hardest Day"(Dr Alfred Price)
Home Guard Orders, London Area by Brigadier J.Whitehead. dated 18.8.40 paragraph 43.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jun-2015 14:31 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2016 08:04 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 17-May-2016 08:04 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
| 01-Jan-2018 20:48 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 15:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Jun-2022 13:37 | harro | Updated [Narrative] |
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