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| Date: | Wednesday 24 January 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87B |
| Owner/operator: | 2./StG 77 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5231 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Celle, Lower Saxony -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Celle airfield |
The Ju 87 B WNr 5231 of 2./StG 77 crashed due to engine failure on final approach at Celle. The aircraft was written off but its crew was unhurt.
Sources:
“The Battle of France Then and Now”, by Peter D. Cornwell. ISBN 9-781870-067652
https://www.google.de/maps/search/52.626111,10.080556/@52.626111,10.080556,11120m/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?dg=dbrw&newdg=1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jan-2017 09:43 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:53 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 16-Apr-2020 16:16 | TB | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Source, ] |
| 10-Apr-2024 09:58 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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