ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193122
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw 58C Weihe |
| Owner/operator: | Flg. WaSL (See) Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3851 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Baltic See between Parow and the island of Bornholm -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | |
On 27 January 1943 the Fw 58C WNr 3851 CB+GH of Flg. Waffenschule (See) took off from Parow for a training sortie but did not return. It had crashed and sunk crashed in the Baltic See between Parow and the island of Bornholm.
Crew (all killed):
Lt Fritz Hirsacker (pilot)
Hptm Helmut Obermann (observer)
Lt Konrad Mohr (air gunner)
Lt Peter Thyen (air gunner)
The bodies of Hirsacker, Mohr and Thyen were all found washed ashore near Boderne on the island of Bornholm (on 27 April for the two latest) and were laid to rest in Rønne cemetery. They were later disinterred and reburied in Vestre cemetery in København. Obermann was never found.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1943009.shtml
http://www.luftwaffe-zur-see.de/Seeluft/Verlustlisten/Jahr1943.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Jan-2017 18:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 18-Dec-2019 17:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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