ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276286
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| Date: | Wednesday 11 March 1942 |
| Time: | 17:00 approx |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87B |
| Owner/operator: | II./StG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 221 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gerdauen Airfield, Ostpreussen (now Zheleznodorozhny, RU) -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
By accident, 50 kg bombs exploded resulting in the loss of this Junkers (60% damage).
In addition, four Ju 87 of the D-1 variant suffered damage ranging from 25 - 10 %.
Six members of II./StG 2 were killed.
Among them was Unteroffizier Heinz Kiebuth who died at 17:00 hrs.
Sources:
WASt-Gräberkartei
GQM (Michael Balss)
Google Maps
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2022 20:50 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 02-Jul-2022 09:11 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, Country] |
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