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| Date: | Thursday 11 July 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H |
| Owner/operator: | 1./JG 21 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ligny-Thilloy, 3 km S Bapaume -
 France
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Crashed and burned out at Ligny-Thilloy, 3 km south of Bapaume, on return from sortie to Portsmouth and attack by Hurricanes of Nos.145 and 601 Squadrons 6.00 p.m. BO Lt Helmut Grunwald, FF Uffz Fridolin Hogg, BF Obergefr Herbert Köster and BM Uffz Günther Mende all killed. Aircraft 100% write-off.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=23043
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jun-2011 03:02 | ThW | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 07:33 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Sep-2015 14:33 | sandman56 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 02-May-2019 06:54 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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