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Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Corten Denham: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1G+IT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1482
YOM:
1936
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed in a field in Corten Denham. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Hans Zöllner, pilot,
Uffz Erwin Ehlers, observer,
Fw Albert Amode, radio operator, †
Uffz Florian Piechota, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.