ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 226998
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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1943 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Dornier Do 217 M-1 |
| Owner/operator: | 1./KG 2 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 40702 |
| MSN: | U5+EH, weisse E |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Beachy Head, Eastbourne, East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Eindhoven airfield (NL) |
Mission: Night attack on Portsmouth, Hampshire, England.
Pilot: Unteroffizier. Karl Morgenstern. 57359/439. – Killed.
Observer: Obergefreiter. Johann Voss. 57359/448. – Killed.
Radio/Op: Obergefreiter. Rudolf Funk. 57359/449. – Missing.
Gunner: Unteroffizier. Helmuth Zipsmer. 57359/430. – Missing.
REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft failed to return from operations and is believed to have been shot down by a Mosquito night fighter from No.410 Squadron. The body of the pilot, Karl Morgenstern was found one mile north of Newhaven on 22.08.1943. The observer was originally found and buried at sea eleven miles south of Worthing, Sussex on the 19.08.1943.
Photo showing Rudolf Funk the missing radio operator. (Hall).
Police Report;
Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless and the late Steve Hall. (2019).
Sources:
Luftwaffe losses aircrewremembrancesociety3.com
Google Maps
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jul-2019 12:09 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 10-Jul-2019 12:09 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn] |
| 24-Mar-2020 15:15 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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