ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 177238
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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | 19:15 LT |
| Type: |  Messerschmitt Bf 110 D-0 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab./Erp.Gr.210 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3374 |
| MSN: | S9+BB, grüne B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Redhill aerodrome, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calais-Marck airfield, France |
Mission: Attack on Croydon aerodrome, London, England.
Pilot: Oberleutnant. Horst Fiedler. 53585/? – Captured severely wounded.
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Johann Werner. 53585/? – Capured.
REASON FOR LOSS:
Took off Calais to attack Croydon aerodrome with two 250 kg bombs but shot down before reaching objective. This aircraft was shot down by Sergeant W. L. Dymond of No. 111 Squadron and Sergeant L. H. B. Pearce of No. 32 Squadron. Oberleutnant. Fiedler was Gruppe Adjutant and sadly died of his wounds three days later on the 18th August.
Burial detail:
Horst Fiedler now rests in the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England.
Block 1 Grave 241.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless. Special thanks to the following, Nigel Parker, the late Pat Burgess and John Vasco. February 2016
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0026.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jun-2015 05:28 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 25-Jun-2015 09:05 | Daniel Nole | Updated [Total fatalities] |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Registration] |
| 09-Jul-2019 18:39 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2020 08:35 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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