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Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Laval: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941 at 1130 LT
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Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vannes - Dijon
MSN:
3320
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was transferred from Vannes to Dijon-Longvic AFB when it crashed in unknown circumstances near Laval. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Reinhold Wiessner, pilot, †
Ofw Erich Kraft, mechanic, †
Fw Karl Schray, radio operator,
Uffz Alfred Schnülgen, mechanic.