ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 195113
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| Date: | Tuesday 30 April 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 |
| Owner/operator: | Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Victoria Road, Clacton -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The German bomber plane carrying sea mines, crashed. The entire crew as well as two persons on the ground, died in the crash.
The two civilian casualties, mr. and mrs. Gill, were the first UK civilian casualties in WW2.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-essex-39703281
http://ww2talk.com/index.php?threads/heinkel-crash-clacton-on-sea-30-april-1940.14376/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Apr-2017 10:06 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Apr-2017 12:48 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative] |
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