ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 54471
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| Date: | Saturday 20 April 1940 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab/KG 1 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 2020 |
| MSN: | 4V+DA |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kasen, Bunde, Limburg -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Giessen airfield, Hessen (G) |
On April 20, 1940 a German Heinkel He-111H-2 bomber of the Luftwaffe made an emergency landing at the Kasen hamlet, directly north-east of Bunde. The aircraft was severely damaged as a result of attacks by French MS-406 fighters, while engaged in a recce flight.
Crew:
Photographer / Lt. F. Stern Luftwaffe / Ysselsteyn cemetery; grave BZ-4-84
Flugzeugführer / Fw. H.A. Kopitz Luftwaffe / Interned
Beobachter / Lt. P. Lehmann Luftwaffe / Interned
Bordfunker / Uffz. K. Koschorreck Luftwaffe / Interned
Bordmechaniker / Ofw. A. Wutz Luftwaffe / Interned
Sources:
1. http://www.nimh.nl/nl/images/1940%20sec_tcm5-7281.pdf
2. http://geoportal.weert.nl/ruimtelijkeplannen/NL.IMRO.0988_4.pdf
3.https://www.verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl
4.Google Maps
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Jan-2017 23:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2019 17:36 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2020 16:32 | TigerTimon | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Mar-2020 19:07 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 12-Mar-2020 18:26 | DB | Updated [Operator, Source, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2021 13:43 | TigerTimon | Updated [Operator] |
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