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Subject: Re: Lundy Crash

Author:
Stephen.

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Date Posted: 06:02:00 09/20/03 Sat
In reply to: Friedrich Braun 's message, "Lundy Crash" on 10:56:09 02/07/03 Fri

>Forward to Mr. George T. Morley
>Lundy crashes
>Shortened form reports from personally records. The
>original records are 3 resp. 19 pages!
>He-111 3911; the correct time for the crash on the
>Lundy is-land is March 3rd 1941. I got this date from
>the personally record of E. B�tcher. The March 1st was
>a mistake by my first report,
>the aircraft became hit by AAA from a vessel!
>
>He-111 3837; the record for this aircraft is reported
>by Pvt. Adolf Hohnbaum
>Crewmembers:Pilot Uffz. Nicolay burned by crash
> Nav. Uffz. Kunze "
> Ing. Uffz. Keuchel "
> Op. Uffz. Kroker seriously wounded
> Op. Pvt. Hohnbaum Adolf slightly wounded
>
>The aircraft attacked a convoy with approximately 30
>ves- sels. Bombed a freightship without sucess by 12 x
>50 kg bombs. During they crossed the vessels in very
>low alti- tude, they strafing the ships by cannonfire.
>At this time the starbord engine hit by antiaircraft
>fire from a des- troyer. The pilot flew the aircraft
>by one engine. When they take direction to Ireland the
>portengine lost power. Now they will be take an
>emergencylanding on the Lundy is- land. Short bevor
>they arrived the island, the portengine suddenly broke
>down and the bomber crashed in the cliffs.
>If you are interestet for further details, please give
>me your address for postmail. But to your information,
>the re- ports are in german language.
>Elmar B�tcher is passed away in 1994 and Adolf
>Hohnbaum in late 2002
>
>best regards From N�rnberg, Germany

Friedrich,
There are a number of wartime wrecks on Lundy. There were in fact two He111 crashes at different times.
regards,
Stephen.

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