ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 214148
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| Date: | Wednesday 5 June 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Köln-Ostheim airfield, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Köln-Ostheim airfield |
The plane failed to take off as a result of a technical malfunction. The plane crashed into a hangar at the airfield. The plane carried 5 crew members and 1 technician. Only 1 crew member survived the crash.
Sources:
http://www.luftfahrtarchiv-koeln.de/Fliegerhorst_Ostheim_2Weltkrieg.htm
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2018 09:19 | gerard57 | Added |
| 15-Jul-2019 18:21 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source] |
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