ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 200871
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| Date: | Thursday 5 February 1942 |
| Time: | 11:10 |
| Type: | Heinkel He 115 A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Z Flt RAF |
| Registration: | BV187 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kalafrana seaplane base -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Seven He 115A-2 served in the Royal Norwegian Navy Air Service when Germans invaded Norway in April 1940 and four flew to Britain before the fall of the country. Three (bearing the codes F.56, F.58 and F.64) were subsequently used in covert operations with Norwegian crews off Norway and in the Mediterranean Sea. In British service, the three received new serial numbers: BV184, BV185 and BV187.
The He 115 BV187 flew several missions on the North African coast with Z Flight RAF from its base in Malta before finally being attacked at 1110 hrs on 5 February 1942 by two German Bf 109s that carried out a surprise strafe of Kalafrana seaplane base, Malta. The He 115 was caught at its moorings, set alight and damaged beyond repair. Plt Off McKay, a witness, reported that the German fighters were flying at least 400 mph when they attacked and that Bofors AA guns opened up but did not touch them. The AA gunners claimed hits on one of the attackers.
Sources:
"Malta: the Spitfire year. 1942", by Christopher Shores, Brian Cull and Nicola Malizia. ISBN 0-948817-16-X
https://maltagc70.wordpress.com/2017/02/05/5-february-1942-88-aircraft-attack-this-morning-2/
http://www.harringtonmuseum.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Aircraft-lost-on-Allied-Forces-Special-Duty-Operations.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinkel_He_115
http://www.maplandia.com/malta/kalafrana/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Nov-2017 10:04 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 06-Jan-2018 13:23 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature] |
| 25-Nov-2018 17:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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