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Old 27th April 2012, 04:04
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Crew positions in He 111 Wnr.3178 Please!

Hi all, Can anyone please supply me with details regarding crews positions in the aircraft, I know the pilot was Horst Schopis but I am unsure of his rank? Any further details greatly appreciated!

Information taken from Kjell Sorensen's excellent website Flyvrak:

Mission: Åndalsnes-Dombås area
Date: 27th April 1940
Unit: 9 Staffel/Kampfgeschwader 26
Type: Heinkel He 111H-3
Werke Nr. 3178
Code: 1H + CT
Location: Heilstuguvatnet, Grotli Oppland, Norway.
Took off from Aalborg West in Denmark on a mission to Åndalsnes-Dombås area.
They made a bombing run on the British cruiser "Flamingo" in Romsdalfjord when they were attacked by three Skuas(803Sqdn)
from "Ark Royal". The Heinkel bomber made a forced landing beside lake Heilstuguvatnet. Pilot Fn. Horst Schopis.(27)
Fw.Karl heinz Strunk, (25) accidentaly shot dead by a Norwegian soldier after landing. Uffz. Hans Hauck, (26) killed in the
attack. Uffz.Josef Auchtor,(25) wounded by fire from the Skuas.

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