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1st June 2012, 16:38
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Re: KG26 H-111 Norway 1940 1H+AC
If the ebay site is correct in stating that the picture was taken in August/September 1940, this cannot be Hefele's aircraft - it must have been a replacement. Hefele's He.111 1H+AC was shot down off the North Yorks. coast of the UK on 3 April 1940 by F/Lt. Norman Ryder in a Spitfire of 41 Sqdn, Catterick. All crew captured and made PoW. Ryder's aircraft was shot down during the engagement and became the first fighter to be shot down by the Luftwaffe in the defence of the UK. Ryder survived the encounter and was rescued from the sea by the trawler ALASKAN. Fuller accounts can be found in my books LUFTWAFFE OVER THE NORTH (1993/1997) and BROKEN EAGLES (2001) publisher Pen & Sword in both cases.
Bill Norman (www.billnorman.co.uk) 
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