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Old 21st March 2009, 21:22
Larry Hickey Larry Hickey is offline
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Trying to ID He111 piloted by Lt. Fischer FL in France about 15.5.40

Hello,

See attached photo that I'm trying to ID. A handwritten caption in German on the back says: "This is the He 111 of Lt.Fischer, which on 15.05.40 was shot down in France by fighters. He made a smoothly belly-landing. Both engines failed. Only the board engineer was wounded. Living means fighting." The "15" on the date was another number crossed out and with the "15" written over it.

Peter Cornwell has suggested that this may be:

"May 16, 1940: 1.(F)/121 Heinkel He111H-2. Believed shot down by F/L Lee and Sgt Allard of No. 85 Squadron near Tirlemont, east of Brussels, 5.00 p.m. BO Lt G. Fischer and crew baled out. Aircraft 100% write-off."

Further analysis of this 16 May listing suggests that this could be that incident. The prop blades indicate that both engines had stopped before it hit, which matches the caption. The pilot's name matches, and the date is only one day off the revised date listed on the back of the photo. Of course, at least the pilot didn't bail out and the caption says that this was in France, not Belgium. The lack of info in Peter's entry to me indicates considerable question about the circumstances and exact location of the loss.

So, can anyone come up with other photos of this FL or information that would allow us to identify the loss of Lt. Fischer's He111?

http://www.servimg.com/image_preview...=14&u=11993385

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