ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138958
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| Date: | Friday 19 April 1940 |
| Time: | 10:37 |
| Type: | Henschel Hs 126B-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 2.(H)/13 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3027 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Dessenheim, Haut-Rhin -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Henschel Hs126B-1 4E+BK (WNr 3027) of 2.(H)/13 was intercepted during an observation mission south of Neuf-Breisach by five Morane 406 of GC II/7. The five French pilots (Capt Henri Hugo, Adjudant-chef Denis Ponteins, Sgt-chef Robert de Fraville, Sgt Amédée Passemard and Sgt Georges Catois) shot it down in Bakgau area and it was awarded to all five as a shared victory. The aircraft crashed near Dessenheim, France, at 1037 hrs, killing both crew, Lt Wilhelm Hellmann (observer) and Gefr Hermann Meissner (pilot).
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=43621
Batailles aériennes n° 3 (French magazine), 1997-1998
http://www.cieldegloire.com/gc_2_07.php
https://www.passionair1940.fr/Armee%20de%20l%27Air/Escadrilles/Esc-Chasse/GC-2-7/GC_II-7.htm
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dessenheim
http://www.maplandia.com/france/alsace/haut-rhin/colmar/dessenheim/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Oct-2011 06:13 | ThW | Added |
| 10-Jul-2015 18:51 | Digger | Updated [Operator] |
| 29-Sep-2015 20:08 | sandman56 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2019 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Apr-2020 06:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 23-Apr-2020 21:30 | Reno Raines | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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