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| Date: | Friday 17 May 1940 |
| Time: | 05:30 approx |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab./KG 4 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 5J+ |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea near Kapelle, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fassberg airfield (G) |
In preparation for the final attack by the German troops, three Heinkels of Stab/KG 4 carried out reconnaissance missions over Walcheren island in Zeeland.
The aircraft was attacked by eight Curtiss H75 fighter aircraft of the GC I/ 4 A (Armée de l'Air) and crashed into the sea. Two crew members are missing in action:
Flugzeugführer Uffz. W. Feller Luftwaffe / Lommel cemetery in Belgium
Beobachter Ofw. O. Geitz Luftwaffe / missing in action
Bordfunker Ogfr. H. Schöning Luftwaffe / missing in action
Bordmechaniker Gfr. G. Kunze Luftwaffe / Ysselsteyn cemetery in Limburg; buried as unknown
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0693&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
Google Maps
Wings to Victory database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 25-Mar-2020 13:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Mar-2020 10:16 | DB | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
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