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Re: Enigmatic He111 6N+IL from 3./KG100
Almost two years later...
Yesterday I have found in TsAMO an inspection report (16.Jun.43) of joint committee of counterintelligence, AA defense and local authority about He111 WerkNr 110017 which has landed ~235 km sw Saratow at night 13/14.Jun.1943.
Due to damages of the propellers was established that the left motor has stopped in the air but the right motor has worked during the landing. It well correspond to the story in the book about KG100. Fuselage, wings and tail were damaged by the debris from AA shells, also some damages from fighter fire (entry holes from above). According to the document, the final reason of the landing was depletion of engine oil because the oil radiator was pierced by fighter fire.
Board code "6 N L" ("6 № Л" in Russian) mentioned in the report is obviously means “6N+…L” i.e. 3./KG100. Letter "I" was probably omitted in the same manner as "+" i.e. was assumed that it was a symbol, not a letter.
Crew was absent as well as two rifle caliber MGs, a flare gun and a “small radio set”.
It is interesting that the loss of He111 WerkNr 110017 is absent in GQM returns.
Matti Salonen let me know that WerkNr 110017 should be He111H-11 modification.
Best regards,
Andrey
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