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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Arado Ar 196 A-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 5./B.Fl.Gr.196 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 6W+EN |
| MSN: | 1960075 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | Over Kattegat -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aalborg (sea) |
Probably shot down by British fighters during patrol over Kattegat (or by Swedish AA?). Pilot Heinz Büttcher missing, Lt Günther Mehrens washed ashore 23 Aug (and buried) in Sweden.
Sources:
http://www.flyghistoria.org/flyghistoria/flygminnesmarken/49-flygminnesmarken-foto/282-nya-kyrkogarden-i-viken-gunther-mehrens
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-13637.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Sep-2016 07:03 | Masen63 | Added |
| 10-Dec-2019 19:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 18-Dec-2019 19:41 | nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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