ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 244879
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| Date: | Friday 26 April 1940 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 |
| Owner/operator: | LG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | ???? |
| MSN: | - |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Norwegian west coast, -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
The Aircraft was shot down by 803 Sqn FAA Royal Navy Blackburn Skua's from HMS Glorious while carrying out a combat patrol over the Andalsnes area of Norway on the 26th April 1940. The Heinkel crashed into the sea and sank.
Sources:
https://dingeraviation.net/skuaroc/norway.htm
http://www.airwar.ru/history/av2ww/allies/skua/skua.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehrgeschwader_1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2020 18:24 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 31-Jan-2021 16:59 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Operator] |
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