ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192606
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| Date: | Tuesday 20 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw200 C-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./KG 40 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | F8+KH |
| MSN: | 0015 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Faha Ridge, Mount Brandon, above Beilnaleacan, Cloghane Village -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bordeaux-Merignac (F) |
Focke-Wulf Fw200 C-1 (Believed to be Werk Number 0015)"F8+KH" of Luftwaffe I/KG40; crashed 20/08/1940 at Kerry Faha Ridge, Mount Brandon, above Beilnaleacan, Cloghane Village, Eire. All six crew survived. They were named as:
Oblt. Kurt H MOLLENHAUER (Int)
Ofw. Ronald BEUMER (Int)
Fw. Ludwig WOCHNER (Int)
Uffz. Hans A. BELL (Int)
Gefr. Kurt KYCK (Int)
Reg.Rat. Dr. Erich KRUEGER (Int)
Aircraft Crashed in poor weather on the slope above the Grotto on the pilgrims path on Mount Brandon. They were the first aircrew to be interned during the Emergency. (The official Eire Government term for World War II hostilities). One engine from this aircraft is displayed outside one to of the pubs in Cloghane. The last survivor of the six crew, Kurt Kyck who returned to marry and live in Ireland, and died in August 2010.
Sources:
1. http://www.ww2irishaviation.com
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampfgeschwader_40
3. http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=27059
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Jan-2017 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Jan-2019 07:27 | dp_burke | Updated [Source] |
| 08-Dec-2019 18:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Dec-2019 18:49 | Nepa | Updated [Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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