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| Date: | Sunday 7 April 1940 |
| Time: | 01:35 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2.(F)/122, Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | |
| Location: | Rinkerode, south of Münster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
At 0135 hrs on 7 May 1940 an He 111 H-3 of 2.(F)/122 crashed near Rinkerode, south of Münster, during a searchlight co-operation exercise, killing all four crew (Oblt Fritz Willuhn, Uffz Ernst Wessoly, Uffz Heinz Rucks and Uffz Gottlob Simon).
Sources:
https://luftwaffedata.co.uk/index.php/Aufkl._Gr._122_May_1940
https://www.fold3.com/image/699459841/willuhn-fritz-g-a-3101069-page-1-germany-military-killed-in-action-1939-1948
https://www.fold3.com/image/699241278/wessoly-ernst-g-a-2980188-page-1-germany-military-killed-in-action-1939-1948
https://www.fold3.com/image/699240415/rucks-heinz-g-a-2951291-page-1-germany-military-killed-in-action-1939-1948
https://www.fold3.com/image/693102848/simon-gottlob-g-a-4850185-page-1-germany-military-killed-in-action-1939-1948
Luftwaffe loss register (Genst.Gen.Qu.6.Abt.Nr.2471/40, page 1, entry 3)
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rinkerode
https://www.maplandia.com/germany/nordrhein-westfalen/munster/warendorf/rinkerode/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2024 15:35 | Laurent Rizzotti | Added |
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