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Re: Trying to ID incident (Place/Date) for this crashed 1.KGr100 He111H, probably coded 6N+DH
Stig and Mickael,
Thanx for responding. Here is what we carry in the EoE LW Loss DB for the 23.12.40 3./KGr100 loss incident:
"23 December 1940: 3./KGr. 100 Heinkel He111H-2 (2641). Wrecked in dead-stick landing in woods near Cherbourg both engines badly damaged in attack by AI radar-equipped Beaufighter of No.604 Squadron (F/L J. Cunningham & Sgt J. Phillipson) over the Channel off Portland during night sortie to Manchester 6.05 p.m. FF Fw Georg Deininger, BO Fw Helmut Uhlmann, BF Uffz Kurt Ott, and BM Obergefr Hans-Werner Hohlfeld all slightly injured. Aircraft 6N+DL 100% write-off."
I don't have my copy of "Pathfinder" at hand, but will also research it there. From your description of Ken Wakefield's text, everything matches, including that neither engine was turning over (dead stick landing) when it hit. My issue here is whether the terrain, with the hill or ridge line upon which this a/c came to rest, is consistent with the terrain around Cherbourg, France, especially the NW tip of the peninsula. Living in the USA it is impossible for me to know that, but some of our French experts may be able to verify this, or even locate the exact spot where this a/c came to rest if the hill or ridge is prominent in that area.
Other photos probably exist of this incident, which may help us confirm this as the crash if we can locate them.
Last edited by Larry Hickey; 2nd January 2016 at 01:21.
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