ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226983
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| Date: | Tuesday 27 May 1941 |
| Time: | 22:15 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-8 |
| Owner/operator: | 4./KG 55 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3867 |
| MSN: | G1+AM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Celtic Sea 1½ miles off Gurnard's Head, Zennor, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chartres airfield, France |
Mission: Channel reconnaissance.
Pilot: Feldwebel. Lorenz Kempel. 67019/136 – Missing.
Observer: Unteroffizier. Kurt Nuglan. 67020/122 – Killed.
Flt/Eng: Feldwebel. Martin Goebel. F.A.R.24 Nr.480 – Killed.
Radio/Op: Feldwebel. Otto Stadel. 67019/69 – Killed.
Gunner: Gefreiter. Josef Wiederer. 4./F.A.R.53 Nr.359 – Missing.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was shot down in combat by P/O. F. Oliver and P/O. J. H. Pickering in Spitfires of No.66 Squadron during an armed reconnaissance over the Channel. Enemy aircraft crashed into the sea off Zennor (Saint Ives) killing all on board.
Burial detail:
Those that were recovered now rest at the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with thanks to Nigel Parker.
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20France.pdf
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 09:13 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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