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Old 10th September 2009, 16:31
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Re: He59 off Alderney

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Originally Posted by Brian Bines View Post
On a Seenotdienst website it relates how Col.Otto Dreyer reported that his He 59 (white with red crosses) was attacked by an RAF bomber as it taxied towards a downed airman. The Heinkel was set on fire and sank but the crew took to their dinghies and came ashore next day at Alderney. Is there anymore information on this incident including the date, from the website it looks like in the July/August 1940 period.
Regards
Brian Bines
Could not find a site dedicated to the Seenotdienst using Google's advanced search...............any possibility you might be able to identify it?

TIA,

Larry
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