ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 224083
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| Date: | Friday 10 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:05 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | KS+DS |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Charvieu-Chavagneux, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes -
 France
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Landsberg-Lech Air Base, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria (ETSA) |
| Landsberg-Lech Air Base, Landsberg am Lech, Bavaria (ETSA) |
Written off 10.5.40 when shot down by flak/AAA. The crew was performing a reconnaissance flight in the area of Lyon, France. While cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft was hit by Flak. Crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Without a pilot, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Charvieu-Chavagneux, Isère, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (at approximate Coordinates: 45°44′47″N 5°09′53″E). All five crew members survived but were taken POW.
Sources:
1. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-heinkel-he111-charvieu-chavagneux
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charvieu-Chavagneux
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Apr-2019 16:40 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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