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Re: 1.(H)/14 crash 17 May 1940
1.(H)/14 Henschel Hs126B-1. Believed that shot down by Capt Georges Garde, Sgt Robert Starke, and Sgt Albert Dubost of GC I/1 during reconnaissance sortie and crashed alongside the road to Origny-Ste-Benoîte, south-west of Guise, 5.45 p.m. BO Oberlt Wolfgang Steudel (of Pz-Regt.3) and FF Lt Peter Wintz both killed. Aircraft 5F+AH 100% write-off.
Despite conflicting contemporary records details believed correct as shown. Loss attributed to 3.(H)/41 in the Genst.Gen.Qu.6 Abt.(Ic) Luftwaffe General Quartermaster Returns. Also, the war diary of 1.(H)/14 records that this aircraft supposedly took-off on its last sortie at 7.15 p.m.
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