ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244615
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| Date: | Wednesday 10 April 1940 |
| Time: | 08:00 . appr |
| Type: | Arado Ar 196 A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./B.Fl.Gr.196 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | T3+HH |
| MSN: | 1960042 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bergen Harbour -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | KMS Konigsberg |
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The reconnaissance aircraft was destroyed when on board the German cruiser Konigsberg, moored in Bergen harbour, Norway, when the ship was sunk early morning on the 10th April 1940, during a dive bombing attack by sixteen Royal Navy Skua's of 800/803 Sqn's.from RNAS Hatson (HMS Sparrowhawk), Scotland,
The aircraft was later salvaged and is pictured in ' http://www.wiki.luftwaffedata.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=BFGr._196 '
Sources:
http://www.wiki.luftwaffedata.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=BFGr._196
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=1982
https://www.asisbiz.com/il2/Ar-196/BoFlGr196-T3.html
https://dingeraviation.net/skuaroc/sinking_of_the_konigsberg.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Nov-2020 18:14 | Peter Clarke | Added |
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