ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227001
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| Date: | Thursday 4 February 1943 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 E-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1136 |
| MSN: | U5+DN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Frinton-on-Sea, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eindhoven airfield (NL) |
Mission: Night attack off Harwich, Essex, England.
Pilot: Feldwebel. Hans Menzel. 58214/252 – Missing.
Observer: Unteroffizier. Paul Schricker. 58214/233 – Killed.
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Walter Baumann. 58214/250 – Killed.
Gunner: Unteroffizier. Ambrosius Muschaweck. 58214/253 – Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft crashed into the sea off Frinton during the night, reason unknown. The pilot is still listed as missing in action. The body of Ambrosius Muschaweck was washed ashore at Frinton on Sea, Essex on the 8th April 1943.
Burial detail:
Those who were killed now rest at the German Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England.
Ambrosius Muschaweck; Block 5, Grave 118.
Paul Schricker; Block 5, Grave 119
Walter Baumann; Block 5, Grave 120.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless and the late Steve Hall. (2019).
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 12:49 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Mar-2020 13:46 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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