ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 77822
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| Date: | Wednesday 29 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw 200C-1 Condor |
| Owner/operator: | 1./KG 40 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | F8+?H |
| MSN: | 0002 or 0012 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Langhamn, Dyroy, Troms -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oslo/Gardermoen |
Shot down by RAF Hurricane fighters and crashed into Tranoyfjorden; all 6 occupants (Günther Thiel, Otto Freitag, Heinrich Ruthmann, Willi Rieker, Franz Seelbach and Manfred Stephani) were killed; the wreckage inspected 70 years later.
Sources:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/dyroy.html
Flugzeug Classic
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2010 10:23 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 04-Feb-2011 03:05 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 04-Feb-2011 03:18 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2012 09:17 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2012 10:30 | TB | Updated [Source] |
| 30-Nov-2019 16:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
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