ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 193691
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| Date: | Saturday 17 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | III./KG 51 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 km east of Memmingen, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Landsberg |
| Memmingen |
On 17 February 1940, a He 111 H-2 of III./KG51 stalled and crashed 2 km east of Memmingen flying in snow shower, killing the whole crew. It was one of the three aircraft flying from Landsberg to Memmingen.
Crew (all killed):
Fw Joachim Müller, 7./KG 51 (pilot)
Oberfw Bernhard Knobelspiess, 7./KG 51 (observer)
Oberfw Rudolf Klinke, 7./KG 51 (radio)
Oberfw Johannes Gönner, 8./KG 51 (air gunner)
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=17461
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memmingen
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Feb-2017 08:05 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 15:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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