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| Date: | Thursday 15 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 8. Staffel III./KG 26 („Löwen“) Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+?S |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | off the County Durham coast -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
(1H+?S) The aircraft had its target as Usworth it was shot down by fighters into the sea
Uffz Heinz Puschstein pilot missing
Lt Wolfgang Burck, observer missing
Uffz Hans Karl Klug wireless operator missing
Uffz Hans Hoffmann mechanic missing
Uffz Karl Lotz gunner missing
Sources:
Luftwaffe Crash Book
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 21:02 | Anon. | Added |
| 09-Nov-2012 16:11 | Uli Elch | Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator, ] |
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