ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22344
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 January 1940 |
| Time: | 12:45 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Staffel II./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+KM |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea, 5 miles E of Coquet Island, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Westerland (G) |
He111H-2 1H+KM of 4 Staffel, II/KG26: The aircraft was claimed shot down by F/Lt Caesar B Hull & Sgt Frank Reginald 'Chotau' Carey of 43 Sqn, RAF Acklington in Hurricanes L1849 & L1728, aircraft crashed into the North Sea, five miles east of Coquet Island, Northumberland, at 12:45 [Sortie to Firth of Forth]. All four crew missing or killed:
Fw Helmut Höfer pilot missing
Uffz Richard Feist observer killed
Ogfr Albert Hain wireless operator missing
Gfr Werner Korsinsky mechanic missing
Sources:
1. http://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_02.html
2. https://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/luftlossreg-bomb-KG26.html
3. Luftwaffe Losses over Northumberland and Durham: 1939-1945 By Bill Norman pages 25-26
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 10:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 13-Sep-2008 20:25 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Nov-2012 15:38 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2017 20:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2017 00:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:28 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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