ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22389
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| Date: | Thursday 22 February 1940 |
| Time: | 12:12 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 P-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 (F)./Aufkl.Gr.?? Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | L2+CS |
| MSN: | 2694 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 30 miles off The Farne Islands, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oldenburg, Germany |
The aircraft was shot down by 33178 F/Lt Peter Townsend in Hurricane L2116 and 40081 P/O George Patterson Christie and 561445 Sgt Charles Albert Henry Ayling in Hurricane L1849 FT-E of 43 Sqn. Aircraft was on a reconnaissance mission to Carlisle, broke up in mid air and fell into the sea 30 miles off The Farne Islands, Northumberland. Christie had to abandon the pursuit when his engine temperature went off the scale and fortunately landed ok at Acklington where his radiator was found to have been blocked by mud thrown up during the aircrafts take off
All four crew killed: aircraft commander named as Oblt. H.Krüger.
Sources:
1. http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/Inc/ISeq_03.html
2. http://www.rafandluftwaffe.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Fernaufkla%CC%88rung.pdf
3. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/this-day-in-the-war-in-europe-the-beginning.41546/page-28
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 12:29 | Anon. | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 08:54 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Phase] |
| 09-Nov-2012 16:20 | Uli Elch | Updated [[Operator, Phase]] |
| 29-Sep-2015 19:36 | sandman56 | Updated [Operator] |
| 13-Nov-2016 15:38 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Dec-2019 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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