ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244233
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| Date: | Tuesday 3 August 1943 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-16 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./KG 53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 8306 |
| MSN: | A1+AK |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Olsufjewo airfield -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Olsufjewo airfield |
Takeoff at 19:10 hrs for a Feindflug (operational sortie).
The aircraft was hit by ground fire south of Orel and after 125 minutes of flying, crashed at Fliegerhorst Olsufjewo, due to involuntary ground contact. All five crew members were injured, the Heinkel was consumed by fire.
Flugzeugführer Uffz Frey, Erwin, verletzt
Beobachter Uffz Kuntze, Albert, verletzt
Bordfunker Uffz Hubert, Heinrich, verletzt
Bordmechaniker Obgfr Braun, Egon, verletzt
Bordschütze Gefr Gustke, Horst, verletzt
Sources:
Flugbuch Obergefreiter Egon Braun
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=58467
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Russia%20and%20Ukraine.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Oct-2020 17:31 | TigerTimon | Added |
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