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Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-1 in När

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
B3+CM
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aalborg - Aalborg
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing in När. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Kiefer, pilot,
Uffz Richard Marbordt, observer,
Obfr Johann Hommer, radio operator,
Obfr Guntram Engert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.