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| Date: | Saturday 7 February 1942 |
| Time: | 14:25 |
| Type: | Caudron C.445 Goéland |
| Owner/operator: | General der Luftwaffe in Dänemark Fl.H.Kdtr.Vaerlöse |
| Registration: | 541 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Køge Bugt bay -
 Denmark
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kopenhagen-Kastrup airfield |
| Vaerlöse airfield |
On 7 February 1942 the Caudron C445 WNr 541 of General der Luftwaffe in Dänemark Fl.H.Kdtr. Vaerlöse took off from Kastrup for a transfer flight to Einsatzhafen Vaerlöse. En route it crashed into Køge Bugt bay at 1425 hrs, killing both crew, Uffz Walter Herzig (pilot) and Obgfr Erich Bendler (flight engineer).
Their bodies were retrieved from the sea and laid to rest in København Bispebjerg cemetery. Today they rest in København Vestre cemetery.
Sources:
http://www.flensted.eu.com/g1942009.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B8ge_Bugt
http://wikimapia.org/#lang=en&lat=55.517252&lon=12.309820&z=10&m=b
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Denmark.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jan-2018 17:33 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
| 05-Jul-2021 07:47 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Jul-2021 07:48 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator, ] |
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