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| Date: | Sunday 17 December 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 5385 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Aircraft missing |
| Location: | North Sea west of Sylt -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Heinkel He 111 H-2 WNr 5385 of 6./KG 26 crashed in sea west of Sylt, cause unknown, but probably due to engine failure. The whole crew (Lt Hans Hüsgen (pilot), Fw Walter Stemmler (observer), Fw Erwin Hasse (radio) and Uffz Erich Frank (flying engineer)) was posted missing.
Sources:
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=21839
http://web.archive.org/web/20120320130812/http://www.rafandluftwaffe.info/luftwaffe1.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Dec-2017 15:06 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 10:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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