HE 111 loss over Molde April 1940

[flyvrak]

If I understand it correctly, the aircraft exploded in the air and fell into the sea in the vicinity of Molde.

A He 111 of 4.KG 26 was shot down in Frænfjord 28.04-40
A friend of mine provided the following information:

"28.41940. Quadrat 06 Ost 7331 bei Molde. Feldwebel Karl Pfluger
(flugzeugfuhrer). Uffz. Hans Traumner (beobachter) Uffz Gerold Simdorn (bordfunker) og
Oberfeldwebel Jacob BEst (bordmechaniker).
Flugzeug sturzte brennend ins Meer. Die Rettung eines
Besatzungsmitgliedes scheint unwahrscheinlich. Es wurde kein
Fallschirmabsprund beobachtet."

My guess is this is the correct plane

[Bob Pearson]

Many thanks to all for their replies. I will be working on the information this weekend to see if I can come up with a conclusion to what exactly happened.

Thanks again to everyone for their prompt answers - it is very much appreciated. However, if anyone else would like to add to what has already been stated then I would warmly welcome their input.

Kind regards,

Bob

[flyvrak]

Hi Bob
At least two Heinkels were lost in this area on this date.
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/frenfjord.html
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/kjorsvika.html

regards Kjell
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