xplanes: Battle of Britain “Mission: Attack on Portsmouth Harbour, England. Date: 26th August 1940 Time: 16.30 hours. Unit: 4 Staffel/Kampfgeschwader 55 Type: Heinkel He 111P Pilot: Leutnant Albert Metzger - POW (slightly wounded) Observer: Unteroffizier Rolf Schandner - Killed Radio/Op: Unteroffizier Rudi Paas - Killed Flt/Engineer: Feldwebel Julius Urhahn - Killed Gunner: Flieger Rudolf Fessel - Killed REASON FOR LOSS: This aircraft was shot down by Sgt B. E. P. Whall in a Spitfire from No.602 Squadron during attack on Portsmouth Harbour. Leutnant Metzger force landed on the beach at Bracklesham, East Wittering. The pilot escaped with his life while attempting to land, 500 bullet strikes were found to have hit the aircraft, many coming from the ground troops who succesfully stopped the surviving crew members from setting light to their aircraft.” (via the Aircrew Remembrance Society)

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Battle of Britain

“Mission: Attack on Portsmouth Harbour, England.
Date: 26th August 1940
Time: 16.30 hours.
Unit: 4 Staffel/Kampfgeschwader 55
Type: Heinkel He 111P

Pilot: Leutnant Albert Metzger - POW (slightly wounded)
Observer: Unteroffizier Rolf Schandner - Killed
Radio/Op: Unteroffizier Rudi Paas - Killed
Flt/Engineer: Feldwebel Julius Urhahn - Killed
Gunner: Flieger Rudolf Fessel - Killed

REASON FOR LOSS:
This aircraft was shot down by Sgt B. E. P. Whall in a Spitfire from No.602 Squadron during attack on Portsmouth Harbour. Leutnant Metzger force landed on the beach at Bracklesham, East Wittering. The pilot escaped with his life while attempting to land, 500 bullet strikes were found to have hit the aircraft, many coming from the ground troops who succesfully stopped the surviving crew members from setting light to their aircraft.”

(via the Aircrew Remembrance Society)

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