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byron-

5th June 2016 10:55

Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

Hi,

A loss of a He 111 / II. KG 26 by Eleusis (War diary Cdr. South Greece)

Matti Salonen

5th June 2016 12:17

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

1941-11-11, 5./KG 26, He 111 H-6, 4193, Bei Eleusis
Flugzeugführer Ofw Hoffmann, Heinz, +
Beobachter Ogfr Leidl, Fritz, +
Bordfunker Ogfr Deiterding, Heinz, +
Bordschütze Gefr Heinze, Hermann, +
Fluggast Lt Bietgen, verletzt
Absturz kurz nach Start. Bruch 100 %. Lt Bietgen von Res.Flakschw.Abt. 449 seinen Verletzungen erlegen.

Matti

byron-

5th June 2016 13:14

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

and an other announcement

Jim P.

5th June 2016 14:42

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

Coded '1H+DN' per Steenbeck in his KG 26 history 'Die Spur des Löwen', p.340.

AndreasB

5th June 2016 15:07

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

Quote:

Originally Posted by byron- (Post 219263)

and an other announcement

Different plane though?

All the best

Andreas

byron-

5th June 2016 16:53

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

Hi,
it was He 111 H6 (JH+AC, W.Nr. 4196) 50%-60% Bedienungsfehler bei der Landung Fl.Pl. Iraklion, 09.11.41

Jim P.

6th June 2016 02:32

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

Sorry, the code I quoted goes with the loss Matti reported.

And the 'J' in 'JH+AC' is certainly a typo for the '1' in '1H+AC'. And it was reported as 50% damaged at Iraklion.

byron-

7th June 2016 20:00

Re: Loss of a He 111 by Eleusis

Hello Jim,

you are right, II./KG 26 Kenn-Nr. '1H+AC'

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