U-873 (Kptlt Friedrich Steinhoff) rescued one airman of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 from a rubber dinghy in M.Qu. AO 8432 (approx. 55°27'N, 16°45'E, about 50 nautical miles north of Stolpmünde) at 1055hrs on 23 May 1944. Also recovered were the bodies of the Flugzeugführer and the Bordmechaniker.
1944-05-23, 1./FlErgGr(See), BV 138 C-1, 0310139, 6H+LH
Crash landing due to engine fire on routine training flight south of Bornholm, loss 100%
Flugzeugführer Hptm Kopp, Joachim, +
Beobachter Ofhr Hagelstein, Hans, survived
Bordmechaniker Benders, Wilhelm, +
Bordfunker Gfr Pietzner, Heinz, +
Bordschütze Uffz Schmidt, Richard, +
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http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=40358