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Crash of a Heinkel He.111H2 in Memmingen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1940
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Landsberg – Memmingen
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to Memmingen in snow falls, the airplane stalled and crashed two km short of runway. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Joachim Müller, pilot,
Oberfw Bernhard Knobelspiess, observer,
Oberfw Rudolf Klinke, radio operator,
Oberfw Johannes Gönner, air gunner.