ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22423
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| Date: | Friday 16 August 1940 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-4 |
| Owner/operator: | 3./KG 126 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1T-PL |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Humber Estuary, near Immingham, North Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire, crashing into the Humber Estuary near Immingham. Of the four crew, Oblt Volkmar was KIA 15 August, 1940 after being shot down by flak on a mission to Hull, East Yorkshire. His body washed ashore at a north Holland beach this date. (NOTE: "North Holland" = place in Lincolnshire, and NOT the Nertherlands!). The remaining crew members were listed as MIA.
Sources:
1. http://www.aircrewremembered.com/KrackerDatabase/?q=volkmar
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1940-incident-logs#aug
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 23:11 | Anon. | Added |
| 10-Jan-2012 09:03 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Narrative] |
| 29-Sep-2015 07:57 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, Narrative] |
| 30-Sep-2015 16:32 | sandman56 | Updated [Registration] |
| 16-Jan-2017 21:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 16:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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