Incident Arado Ar 196 A-1 floatplane ,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 279071
 
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Date:Saturday 22 November 1941
Time:
Type:Arado Ar 196 A-1 floatplane
Owner/operator:Kriegsmarine
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:800km SE of St Paul's Rocks -   Atlantic Ocean
Phase:
Nature:Military
Departure airport:KMS Atlantis (HSK-2)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
One of three aircraft carried on board German commerce raider KMS Atlantis, lost when Atlantis was sunk by HMS Devonshire.

Sources:

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_auxiliary_cruiser_Atlantis
2. https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ar-196/HSK.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2022 04:28 Ron Averes Added
07-Jun-2022 04:34 Ron Averes Updated [Nature, Narrative]
09-Jun-2022 03:39 Ron Averes Updated [Aircraft type]

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