Thread: 9 April 1940 Ju52 3./KGrzbV.103 shot down
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Old 18th July 2010, 11:35
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Re: 9 April 1940 Ju52 3./KGrzbV.103 shot down
On 13.04.1940 Transportchef Land (commanding all land-based transports for Denmark and Norway) issued the following loss report for 09.04.1940:
K.Gr.z.b.V. 103: Gr.Kdr. Hptm. Wagner killed, Flugzeugführer Obfw. Gürther killled, Staffelkpt. Oblt. Köder killed, Flugzeugführer Lt. Papke killed, Bordfunker Uffz. Brückner killed, Bordmech. Fw. Klawitter injured, Bordfunker Uffz. Brimann injured and Staff.kapt. Oblt. Sand injured.
These are crews of two different aircraft. Hptm. Wagner was killed by groundfire from Norwegian troops defending Fornebu airfield. It is claimed that the rest of the crew in his aircraft (apparently W.Nr. 6423) survived and that the plane returned to Denmark. Can someone clear up this problem ??Who belonged to which aircraft and did Hptm. Wagners aircraft crash at Fornebu ?
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