Re: Crash of Ju 52 off Norway on April 16-17, 1940
14./KGzbV 1 Junkers Ju52/3m (6306). Met bad weather and flew into coastal cliffs at Rekeviga, south-west of Hauge, during fuel supply mission from Aalborg to Stavanger-Sola. FF Fw Bernhard Kalthöfer, BF Uffz Karl Opitz, BM Gefr Ludwig Landstorfer, and BS Uffz Peter Richter all killed. Aircraft 1Z+IY 100% write-off.
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