ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278844
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Date: | Sunday 27 September 1942 |
Time: | |
Type: | Arado Ar 231 floatplane |
Owner/operator: | Kriegsmarine |
Registration: | |
MSN: | 003 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | N of Tristan da Cunha -
Atlantic Ocean
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Phase: | |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | KMS Stier (HSK-6) |
Destination airport: | |
Narrative:First of two Arado Ar 231 prototype lightweight floatplanes carried on German commerce raider KMS Stier. Lost when Stier was sunk by US liberty ship Stephen Hopkins (also sunk in this battle). Approx location 28 S, 12 W.
Sources:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Stier 2.
https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ar-196/HSK.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
05-Jun-2022 04:09 |
Ron Averes |
Added |
09-Jun-2022 03:35 |
Ron Averes |
Updated [Aircraft type] |
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