ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 276788
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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1942 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 E-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5322 |
| MSN: | U5+FN |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | North Sea +/- 1 km east of Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Soesterberg airfield, the Netherlands |
While flying an operation against a convoy off Great Yarmouth, the aircraft was hit by return fire.
The Bordschütze (gunner) Unteroffizier Herbert Weber was severely wounded in the spinal cord. He died in a Lazarett in Amsterdam. He was buried in the city. Today, he rests in Ysselsteyn cemetery.
Sources:
Dutch Airwar Studygroup 1939-1945 - Loss Chart on: T1428A
Gräberkarte Weber
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Mar-2022 13:58 | TigerTimon | Added |
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