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Old 13th February 2010, 14:46
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FW200 F8+HH Loss June 1941

Can anybody please help me with details on the loss of a FW 200 C-3 " F8+HH" on June 1941 .I believe the Condor crashed into the Atlantic , South of Ireland , all the crew were lost , Thanks.
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Old 13th February 2010, 14:56
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Re: FW200 F8+HH Loss June 1941

Hi,
Condor is not my speciality ... i have :
FW200C-3 0054 Schelcher, Oblt Roland 29-4-41 Faeroes Islands North Sea 1. KG 40 KIA 29.April 1941 with crew of 5, shot down by RAF (Beaufighter?) wei§ H, or perhaps only wei§ outline F8+HH LW Loss Report (microfilm roll #3)
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FW200C-3 0064 Ohrbach, Ofw. Herbert 30-6-41 Atlantik 1. KG 40 MIA 30.June 1941 wei§ H, or perhaps only wei§ outline F8+HH LW Loss Report (microfilm roll #3)

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Old 13th February 2010, 18:17
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Re: FW200 F8+HH Loss June 1941

Here is the crew:

Ofw. Ohrbach Herbert 1. F MIA
Uffz. Nürberg Hermann 2. F MIA
Fw. Scholz Walter 1. Bf MIA
Gefr. Krzossa Willi 2. Bf KIA
(Body washed ashore)
Uffz. Wirth Georg Bm MIA
Uffz. Neumann Walter Bs MIA

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Old 14th February 2010, 05:43
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Re: FW200 F8+HH Loss June 1941

Many thanks for the information gentlemen , the body of Gefr.Willi Krzossa was washed ashore in Ireland and he now lies in the German War Cemetery in Glencree , Co.Wicklow ,Ireland.
I would be very grateful for any other information on this plane and crew .
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Old 14th February 2010, 11:15
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Re: FW200 F8+HH Loss June 1941

1/KG 40 FW 200 C-3/U3 Wk Nr 0064 F8+HH (KF+QD). Missing over Atlantic 30 Jun 41, all crew missing apart from Krzossa. No reasons for loss
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Re: FW200 F8+HH Loss June 1941

Fw 200C-3, 0064, Ohrbach, Ofw. Herbert, , 1., KG 40, weiße H, F8+HH, KE+QD, , 30-Jun-41, MIA with crew, cause unknown. 2.Bf later reported as KIA., , Lfl.3/Atlantik, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.5, , (Atlantik), 100%, F, 2.F Uffz. Hermann Nürberg, Bf Fw. Walter Scholz, 2.Bf Gefr. Willi Krossa, Bm Uffz. Georg Wirth & Bs Uffz. Walter Neumann, ,
Fw 200C-3, 0054, Schelcher, Oblt. Roland, , 1., KG 40, weiße H, F8+HH, DE+OI, , 29-Apr-41, Killed in crash, cause unknown during sortie to Inseln Faeroer. 2.F, 2.Bf & Bs also killed, Bf & Bm missing. Possibly shot down by RAF., , Lfl.3/Atlantik, Gen.Qu.6.Abt. (mfm #3)-Vol.4; Foreman, 1941-The Turning Point, II, p.127, , vor Inseln Shetlands, 100%, F, 2.F Uffz. Josef Obergauling, Bf Ofw. Otto Vorpahl, 2.Bf Ogefr. Rudolf Rentrop, Bm Uffz. Josef Niklas & Bs Gefr. Erwin Sengbusch, ,
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