ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 192755
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| Date: | Sunday 22 October 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1.(F)/Aufkl.Gr.122 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | F6+DH |
| MSN: | Wk.Nr.3156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 17 miles off St Abbs Head, Berwickshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
He 111H-1 of Luftwaffe 1(F)/Aufkl. Gr.122 chased by aircraft of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron RAF after overflying a convoy off St. Abb’s Head, Berwickshire. The aircraft was attacked as it headed out to sea. This He 111H-1 crashed approximately seventeen miles from the coast. Three of the crew were rescued and captured and one - Uffz Endorf - was killed, the aircraft was lost. The remainder of the crew, including their commander – Oblt. G-A. Awater, were picked up by HMS Ghurka and taken as PoWs
Remaining crew: Oblt Arndt Fischer (POW), and Uffz Wilhelm Unger (POW). Their He 111H-1 is believed shot down by Spitfires of 603 (City of Edinburgh) Squadron, RAF, piloted by Flt Lt Gifford, Pilot Officer Morton and Pilot Officer Robertson.
Sources:
1. http://www.luftwaffedata.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Aufkl._Gr._122_Oct_1939
2. http://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_01.html
3. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=22+October+1939
4. 603 Squadron ORB (Air Ministry Form 540) October 1939: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8415606
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2017 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-Jan-2017 23:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2018 12:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2019 19:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2019 19:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 10-Dec-2019 19:48 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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