ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157778
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | Tuesday 14 March 1944 |
| Time: | 23:30 |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 88 A-14 |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 6 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 141152 |
| MSN: | 3E+LS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Rendles farm, All Cannings, Devizes, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brüssel-Melsbroek airfield (B) |
Became lost and crashed due to engine failue at Rendles farm, All Cannings, near Devizes, Wilts at 23.30. (This must have been on the homeward leg of its journey.)Uffz. H. Schönleitner killed, Obergefr. H. Baumgart, Obergefr. A. Harnisch and Gefr. G> Grünwald all POW.
Feindflug (operational sortie). On this evening, the Luftwaffe raided London as part of Operation Steinbock.
Sources:
http://www.wiki.luftwaffedata.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=KG_6
http://www.lexikon-der-wehrmacht.de/Gliederungen/Kampfgeschwader/KG6.htm
Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Jul-2013 17:05 | Nepa | Added |
| 14-Feb-2014 20:03 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport] |
| 12-Mar-2019 19:19 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Mar-2020 19:52 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2024 Flight Safety Foundation