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| Date: | Thursday 5 September 1940 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 6./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 6872 |
| MSN: | 1H+CP, gelbe C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Gilze-Rijen Airfield, Noord-Brabant -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield |
On takeoff, the aircraft collided with He 111 1H+CC of the Gruppenstab. The damage was assessed as 20%.
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=R0031&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Sep-2020 17:34 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 17-Sep-2020 17:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, ] |
| 15-Jun-2022 21:07 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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