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1942-09-13: U-589 rescued crew of a Heinkel He 111
U-589 (Krvkpt Hans-Joachim Horrer) rescued the crew of a Heinkel He 111 in M.Qu. AB 3475 (approx. 75°27'N, 11°30'E, about 100 nautical miles south-west of Spitsbergen) at 1715hrs on 13 September 1942. The airmen were all lost when the U-boat was sunk with all hands the next day while operating against the convoy PQ-18.
1942-09-13, I./KG 26, He 111 H-6, 7567, 1H+NK
Emergency landing at sea (cause?), loss 100%
Flugzeugführer Lt Harnau, Arnold, +
Beobachter Uffz Telgenwerth, Werner, +
Bordfunker Uffz Kullick, Walter, +
Bordmechaniker Uffz Trunner, Friedrich, +
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