Incident Heinkel He 118 D-UKYM,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 266521
 
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Date:Monday 27 July 1936
Time:
Type:Heinkel He 118
Owner/operator:Ernst Heinkel Flugzeugwerke
Registration: D-UKYM
MSN: 1293
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Marienehe, Rostock, Mecklenburg -   Germany
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Test
Departure airport:Marienehe Field, Rostock
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
He 118 V1, first prototype of He 118 dive bomber, has been evaluated in air by Technisches Amt head Col. Ernst Udet. Despite being instructed by Ernst Heinkel himself about dive speed limitation, Udet oversped the engine in the dive, and the propeller broke away. Udet bailed out successfully, the aircraft crashed.
After the crash Udet proclaimed competing Junkers Ju 87 the winner in the dive bomber competition.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_118
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junkers_Ju_87

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Aug-2021 11:13 nempobur Added
12-Aug-2021 08:21 Cobar Updated [Cn, Location, Departure airport]
04-Jul-2022 09:20 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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