ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226987
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| Date: | Monday 26 August 1940 |
| Time: | 16:30 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111P |
| Owner/operator: | 4./KG 55 ('Greif') Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | G1+DM |
| MSN: | 2124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bracklesham beach, Bracklesham Bay, Chichester, West Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Chartres airfield, France |
Mission: Attack on Portsmouth Harbour, England.
Pilot: Leutnant. Albert Metzger. 67019/103 POW - (slightly wounded).
Observer: Unteroffizier. Rolf Schandner. 67019/22 – Killed.
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier. Rudi Paas. 67019/30 – Killed.
Flt/Engineer: Feldwebel. Julius Urhahn. 67019/37 – Killed.
Gunner: Flieger. Rudolf Fessel. 67019/102 – Killed.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was shot down by Sgt B. E. P. Whall in a Spitfire from No.602 City of Glasgow Squadron based at RAF Westhampnett (a satellite station of RAF Tangmere) during attack on Portsmouth Harbour. Leutnant. Metzger force landed on the beach at Bracklesham, East Wittering. The pilot escaped with his life while attempting to land, 500 bullet strikes were found to have hit the aircraft, many coming from the ground troops who prevented crew members escaping.
Like a wounded whale, Lt Metzger's He 111 waits for the tide to turn, eventually the aircraft is wrecked by the sea. (Hall).
R.A.F. personnel examine the bullet strikes in the cockpit area. (Hall).
Burial details: Those who lost their lives now lie in the Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Cannock Chase. (Croft).
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless with special thanks to Steve Hall for his help in constructing this page of remembrance, August 2013.
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
Google Maps
http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=61426
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 10:20 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:43 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 14-Dec-2020 15:22 | traveller | Updated [Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2022 10:39 | gerard57 | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
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