Crash He-111 Wnr-701478 in Belgium
 

Hello ,

Can someone help me with additional info on the following crash :

September 19 1944
East off Liége ( Belgium )
He-111
Supply mission , hit by Flak
WNr-701478
1./TG30 S3+PH
Fw Strasser Otto ( POW )
Ofw Kilper Reinhold (KIA) 05/05/1917 - 14/85 Lommel Belgium
3 POW , 2 dead

Thanks in advance

Alain57

Re: Crash He-111 Wnr-701478 in Belgium
 

En route from Rhein-Main to the Pas de Calais with seven 250 kg “supply bombs” when a direct AA hit set its starboard wing on fire.

Fw. Otto Strasser, pilot, P/W
Uffz. Willy Groß, observer, +
Uffz. Erwin Witte, wireless operator, P/W
Uffz. Kurt Kochan, air gunner, P/W

Re: Crash He-111 Wnr-701478 in Belgium
 

Hello
Crashed Queue-du-Bois 21:30 AA A.D.I.(K)526/1944 Crew B/O
Regards

Phil

Re: Crash He-111 Wnr-701478 in Belgium
 

Thank you all for the help.

Alain57

Re: Crash He-111 Wnr-701478 in Belgium
 

'K' report 526/1944 states that the unnamed Bm (Kilper) was a stand in for Strasser's usual Bm who was sick for this mission. While 'K' 365/1944 shows that Kilper who held EK1 and the silver war flights badge normally flew with Ofw Wirthwein who was killed/injured in a crash on take off at Echterdingen on 1-2-45 .

Re: Crash He-111 Wnr-701478 in Belgium
 

Thanks for the reply.

Alain57