ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 277216
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| Date: | Saturday 11 April 1942 |
| Time: | 03:30 approx |
| Type: | Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 40 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 045 |
| MSN: | F8+HS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | La Calvenais, Saint-Jacques-de-la-Lande, Ille-et-Vilaine département -
 France
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Rennes – St-Jacques airfield |
The aircraft crashed on takeoff for an armed recon flight, due to pilot error.
(FF) Hptm. Kahra, Karl / killed - Staffelkapitän 8./KG 40
(F.2) Fl.Hpt.Ing. Deutschmann, Johannes / killed
(B) Hpt.Naut. Burmeister, Herbert / injured
(Bf) Ofw. Peitsch, Helmut / injured
(Bf) Uffz. Thiele, Heinz / killed
(Bm) Ofw. Schwarz, Ernst / killed
(Bs) Uffz. Hofratz, Wilhelm / injured
Sources:
GQM (#5); VDK
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=5843
Google Maps
WASt-Gräberkartei
Fw 200 Condor Units of World War 2 by Chris Goss
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Apr-2022 08:15 | TigerTimon | Added |
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