ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 91512
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| Date: | Thursday 7 January 1943 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-6 |
| Owner/operator: | 2./KG 27 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 4426 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Novocherkassk airfield -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Novocherkassk |
On 7 January 1943 the He 111 H-6 WNr 4426 of 2./KG 27 was damaged beyond repair (at 80%) in a take-off crash from Novocherkassk airfield. Two crew, Obgefr Gerhard Posselt (observer) and Uffz Heinz Heiseler (flight engineer), were killed, while the three other (Lt Franz Valta (pilot), Uffz Hans Dressler (radio) and Obgefr Fridolin Edeler (air gunner)) were wounded.
Sources:
Lutfwaffe loss list (RL 2-III/1185, page 94)
https://www.fold3.com/image/692190384
https://www.fold3.com/image/692276115
http://www.denkmalprojekt.org/2017/verlustliste-kampfgeschwader-27-1943.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novocherkassk
http://www.maplandia.com/russia/rostovskaya-oblast/oktyabrskiy-rayon/novocherkassk/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Sep-2023 05:33 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated |
| 20-Sep-2023 20:43 | Nepa | Updated |
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