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	[RAF Elsham Wolds] [Local Crashes] [12th May 1941 8/KG76]

12th May 1941 – 8./KG76, Soesterberg, Netherlands – Ju 88A-5 - F1+BS – Lt K Hanning – Night intruder operation.

Location – Crashed just west of Scampton airfield near Brattleby Lane

Junkers_Ju_88A

This aircraft was making a low level intruder night attack at 0135 on Scampton airfield and was shot down by the airfield defences crashing just west of the airfield near Brattleby Lane. All 5 of the crew were killed and buried at Scampton St John the Baptist Churchyard

Lt Kurt Hanning

Gefr Johannes Dietrich

Uffz Wilhelm August Christian Hansen.

Gefr Helmuth Wimmeder.

Gefr E H Reidel.

It is thought Reidel was an unauthorised crew member on this operation as he was ground crew.

Hanning crew graves

Hanning crew graves

Hanning W grave1

Hanning grave

Hansen W grave1

Hansen grave

Dietrich J grave

Dietrich grave

Wimmeder and Riedel grave

Wimmeder Riedel grave

Compiled by David Fell with photos from my archive apart from the Ju88 which is a World War Photo pic Thanks to Scampton Church.

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