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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1940 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Staffel I./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+HL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Druridge Bay, near Amble, Northumberland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
Heinkel He111H-2 '1H+HL' of 3 Staffel, I/KG26 Schleswig: Aircraft was shot down by F/O J Desmond 'Eddie' Edmonds, F/O John W Simpson and Sgt John Arbuthnot of 43 Sqn Acklington in Hurricanes L1955, L1727 and L1742, aircraft crashed into sea into Druridge Bay near Amble, Northumberland.
All four crew killed:
Uffz Walter Remishke pilot killed
Lt Luther von Bruning observer killed
Fw Herbert Panzlaff wireless operator killed
Fw Herbert Peterson mechanic missing
Sources:
1. http://ne-diary.genuki.uk/Inc/ISeq_02.html
2. https://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/luftlossreg-bomb-KG26.html
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 10:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 09-Nov-2012 15:45 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2017 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Jan-2017 22:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 08-Jan-2017 22:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 11-Jan-2017 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-May-2023 17:10 | Nepa | Updated |
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