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| Date: | Thursday 7 December 1939 |
| Time: | 11:15 LT |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H |
| Owner/operator: | 8./KG 53 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Giebelstadt airfield, Bayern -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Giebelstadt airfield |
| Heimatflug (non-operational sortie) |
The aircraft crashed on takeoff due to 'überziehen', or a too steep of a pull up manoeuvre. It crashed and burned out.
Sources:
GQM (#1-1); Cornwell, BoF, page 124; L. Vervoort
http://ww2.dk/Airfields%20-%20Germany%20[1937%20Borders].pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jan-2021 09:40 | TigerTimon | Added |
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