ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 227288
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| Date: | Saturday 20 July 1940 |
| Time: | 05:45 LT |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.122 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 6034 |
| MSN: | F6+BM |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Cockett Wick Farm, St Osyth, near Clacton, Essex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brüssel-Melsbroek airfield, Belgium |
Mission: Reconnaissance sortie.
Pilot: Unteroffizier. Theodor Hermsen - prisoner of war
Observer: Oberfeldwebel. Heinz-Eberhard Proelss - prisoner of war
Radio/Op: Obergefreiter. Walter Plock - prisoner of war
Flt/Eng: Flieger. Ruediger von Hase - prisoner of war, severely injured
REASON FOR LOSS:
Started from Brussels on a reconnaissance sortie, with no bombs being carried. The aircraft being shot down by three Hurricanes from 56 Squadron. Aircraft built under licence by Henschel. The pilot was trained at Flugzeugfuhrerschule E (A/B), Mannheim, qualifying in October 1939.
Intercepted by Blue Section of No. 56 Squadron, F.Lt E. J. Gracie, F/O P. S. Weaver, and P/O A. G. Page. Enemy aircraft forced-landed in flames.
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with thanks to Nigel Parker. April 2015
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
https://www.ww2.dk/air/recon/aufkl122.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2019 17:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Jul-2019 17:40 | TigerTimon | Updated [Embed code] |
| 10-Dec-2019 20:11 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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