Accident Heinkel He 111 H-3 6936,
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Date:Wednesday 11 September 1940
Time:afternoon
Type:Silhouette image of generic H111 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Heinkel He 111 H-3
Owner/operator:5./KG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration: 6936
MSN: 1H+EN
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -   Netherlands
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gilze-Rijen airfield
Destination airport:Feindflug - operational sortie
Narrative:
Bruchlandung infolge Feindbeschuss. Crash-landing due to battle damage caused by enemy fire. The damage was assessed as 40%.

One dead crew member, Flieger W. Patzl, now rests in Ysselsteyn cemetery (Limburg).

Sources:

https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0037&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
'Vliegvelden in Oorlogstijd'

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Sep-2020 07:59 TigerTimon Added
18-Sep-2020 07:59 TigerTimon Updated [Narrative]
18-Sep-2020 08:02 TigerTimon Updated [Time]
15-Jun-2022 21:09 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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