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| Date: | Sunday 18 August 1940 |
| Time: | 13:20 |
| Type: | Dornier Do 17Z-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 9/III./KG 76 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | F1 + HT |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Golf Road, Kenley, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Cormeilles-en-Vexin airfield (Fr.) |
9/III./KG 76. Flown by Fw.Johannes Petersen. This Do 17 was part of a group of nine led by Hptm Roth to attack Kenley airfield at low altitude. The bombers arrived near undetected a Kenley and cause heavy damage. F1+HT was hit by AAA in the approach but drop several of his 20 SC 50(50 kgs)bombs before crashing on a bungalow named Sunnycroft, at the Golf Road, Kenley-Kent.
The pilot, Fw.Johannes Petersen, observer Oblt Hans-Siegfried Ahrends, radio operator Uffz.Karl Greulich, gunner Fw. Hans Dietz and passenger, Oberst Dr.Otto Sommer, all were killed.
Sources:
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/0028.html
http://www.aircrewremembrancesociety.co.uk/styled-15/styled-17/styled-82/index.html
Le Fana de l'Aviation No.404
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2015 08:11 | Daniel Nole | Added |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Sep-2019 22:08 | TigerTimon | Updated [Other fatalities, Embed code, ] |
| 09-Dec-2019 15:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 28-Jul-2024 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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