ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22424
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | 13:45 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 1. Staffel I./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+GH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, off Cresswell Bay, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kristiansand, Stavanger, Norway |
Heinkel He1111H-4 1H+GH of Luftwaffe, 1. Staffel I/KG 26 Stavanger: The aircraft is thought to have been shot down by 43362 F/Lt Ian James Muirhead DFC (in Hurricane L2122 call sign "Green 3") and 43367 P/O Christopher Frederick 'Bunny' Currant (in Hurricne P2994 call sign "Green 1") of B Flight 605 (County of Warwick) Squadron from Drem, the aircraft crashed into the sea off Cresswell Bay, Northumberland. All five crew of the He111 survived, and were taken PoWs:
Uffz Willi Zimmermann (pilot) POW
Oblt Rudolf Roch (observer) POW
Gefr Erwin Kulick (wireless operator) POW
Gefr Alwin Machalett (mechanic) - Injured POW
Flgr Ernst Henrichsen (gunner) POW
Sources:
1. Luftwaffe Losses over Northumberland and Durham: 1939-1945 By Bill Norman p 59
2. http://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_06.html
3. http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/document-32.html
4. http://www.605squadron.co.uk/We%20Never%20Slept%20-%20The%20Story%20of%20605%20Squadron.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 23:11 | Anon. | Added |
| 09-Nov-2012 16:12 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 11-Jan-2017 17:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2019 00:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-May-2019 00:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:09 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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