ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170760
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| Date: | Friday 17 January 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H2 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | T5+EU |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fair Isle, Shetland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oldenburg, Germany |
Shot down by RAF Hurricane's. The damaged plane crash landed at the island.
The two airmen who died were:
Wd. Insp. A. Kr. Leo Gburek,
Gefr. Georg Nentwig
Both men were buried in the small parish churchyard at the southern end of Fair Isle.
Those who survived with injuries were:
Leutnant Karl Heinz Thurz (20), Pilot
Feldwebel Josef Wohlfahrt, 1st Wireless Operator
Unteroffizier Bernard Luking, engineer/air gunner
Sources:
http://www.aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk/heinkel-he111_fair-isle.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Nov-2014 12:17 | gerard57 | Added |
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