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Newton Farm, Humbie, 15 miles south of Edinburgh -
United Kingdom
Phase:
Combat
Nature:
Military
Departure airport:
Westerland (G)
Destination airport:
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Narrative: On 28 October 1939 McKellar intercepted a Heinkel He 111H-2 of Stab./Kampfgeschwader 26 (KG 26—Bomber Wing 26), code 1H+JA piloted by Unteroffizier Lehmkuhl. Acting on the advice of his navigator Leutnant Niehoff, dropped down towards cloud layers. The cover, however, quickly dispersed. Their gunners were killed, Lehmkul was hit in the back by machine gun fire and was wounded while Niehoff suffered a fractured spine during the crash–landing. The Heinkel came down at Newton Farm, Humbie, in the Lammermuir Hills, 15 miles S of Edinburgh, Lothian. Two of the crew of four were killed:
Uffz Gottlieb Kowalke (aged 23) killed Gefr Bruno Reimann (aged 19) killed Uffz Kurt Lehmkuhl injured Lt Rolf Niehoff injured
Debate continues to this day as to which squadron or pilot was the victor. Post–war sources credit the victory to Archie McKellar of 602 Squadron RAF, flying a Spitfire I. It was also the War's first German aircraft shot down onto British soil.