ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193094
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| Date: | Monday 26 January 1942 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-5 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 3874 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Heraklion airfield, Crete -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 26 January 1942 the He 111H-5 WNr 3874 1H+FP (or 1H+AP according to another source) of 6./KG 26 was destroyed in a crash due to accidently striking the ground near Heraklion airfield, Crete. Three crew were killed and one wounded.
Crew:
Lt Horst Simon (pilot) killed
Ogefr Johann Krause (observer) wounded
Ogefr Walter Herrmann (radio) killed
Ogefr Willi Bormann (flying engineer) killed
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=22104 [Original sources: Ob.Bhf.Süd/Mittelmeer, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #4)-Vol.7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heraklion
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jan-2017 10:49 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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