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| Date: | Thursday 1 February 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Junkers Ju 87 |
| Owner/operator: | I./StG 77 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gross Hehlen, near Celle, Niedersachsen -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The windscreen of a Ju 87 of I./StG 77 cracked in flight and the pilot attempted a forced landing in an heavily wooded area at Gross Hehlen, near Celle but crashed. The Stuka was destroyed but both crew survived, one of them with injuries.
Sources:
“The Battle of France Then and Now”, by Peter D. Cornwell. ISBN 9-781870-067652
http://www.maplandia.com/germany/niedersachsen/luneburg/celle/gross-hehlen/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Feb-2017 14:29 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 24-Dec-2019 16:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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