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6 Jun 1940: U-47 rescued 3 German airmen of a Dornier Do 18
U-47 (Kptlt Günther Prien) rescued three airmen from a rubber dinghy in M.Qu. AN 2757 (approx. 59°27'N, 01°12'E, about 100 nautical miles south-east of Shetland Islands) at 0800hrs on 6 June 1940. Survivors stated that their Dornier flying boat was shot down in aerial combat on 4 June, the Beobachter being killed by a head shot and the Bordfunker wounded.
1940-06-04, 2./KüFlGr 906, Do 18 D-3, 790, 8L+LK
Shot down in aerial combat, loss 100% (shot down by Blenheim R3629 of 254 Sqn RAF, FltLt Mitchell, at 1620hrs)
Beobachter LtdR Weinling, Hans, +
Flugzeugführer Ofw Lippert, Bernhard, survived
Bordmechaniker Fw Klare, survived
Bordfunker Uffz Stöckinger, Karl, wounded (flesh wound to the shoulder and a bullet through the calf)
Last edited by Rainer; 30th December 2015 at 19:42.
Reason: Added Vbkz & Attacker (Thanks to Adam & Rémi)
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