ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22397
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | 14:00 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 8. Staffel III./KG 26 („Löwen“) Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+FS |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 30 miles east of the River Tees, Co. Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Stavanger, Norway |
(1H+FS), The aircraft is thought to have been shot down by Spitfires of 72 Sqn form Acklington, the aircraft crashed into the North Sea, 30 miles east of the River Tees, County Durham. (Several sources state "30 miles off Middlesborough - which was in North Yorkshire at the time).The aircraft sank, but all five crew survived and were taken as PoWs:
Fw Fritz Baldauf pilot POW
Lt Adolf Renner observer POW
Ogfr Wilhelm Rössinger wireless operator POW
Gefr Walter Lorenz mechanic POW
Uffz Christoph Schumann gunner POW
Sources:
1. http://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_05.html
2. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-heinkel-he111h4-middlesbrough
3. http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/document-32.html
4. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=Baldauf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 21:02 | Anon. | Added |
| 09-Nov-2012 16:16 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2018 23:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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