1.(H)/14 crash 17 May 1940

[ianatheling]

On eBay here are a set of photos from 1.(H)Pz./Aufkl.Gr. 14. I assume that the crashed Henschel Hs 126 which would be coded 5F+AH is connected to the grave photos showing Oblt W. Steudel and Lt P. Wintz, who lost their lives on 17 May 1940. Do we have more details on this crash?

Thanks Ian

[Peter Cornwell]

1.(H)/14 Henschel Hs126B-1. Believed that shot down by Capt Georges Garde, Sgt Robert Starke, and Sgt Albert Dubost of GC I/1 during reconnaissance sortie and crashed alongside the road to Origny-Ste-Benoîte, south-west of Guise, 5.45 p.m. BO Oberlt Wolfgang Steudel (of Pz-Regt.3) and FF Lt Peter Wintz both killed. Aircraft 5F+AH 100% write-off.
Despite conflicting contemporary records details believed correct as shown. Loss attributed to 3.(H)/41 in the Genst.Gen.Qu.6 Abt.(Ic) Luftwaffe General Quartermaster Returns. Also, the war diary of 1.(H)/14 records that this aircraft supposedly took-off on its last sortie at 7.15 p.m.

[ianatheling]

Many thanks Peter, always good to link a story to the photos
Cheers

Ian