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He 111 H-16 Werk nummer 162376 crashed at Krusaa
3/1-1945 The aircraft belonged to 3./KG 53 and was coded A1+HL When returning from operation the weather had deteriorated due to fog and
the crew was not able to find the airfield. The Hansen family who owned and lived on the farm got to the aircraft and helped bordschütze Uffz Hans Heyn and bordfunker Fw Kurt Haenel out of the wreckage and into the farm house. Both were seriously wounded. Beobachter Uffz Anton Büshsenschütz was only lightly wounded and could take care of himself even though he suffered from shock. Also the body’s of the death pilot Ofw Georg Murr and bordward Fw Erwin Linhard was removed from the wreck. As the farms telephone was inoperative due to the aircraft having broken the
telephone wires a man was sent to the flak batteries at Kollund to call for
help.
Sources: NVM via Brian Bines, Matti Salonen, Chris Goss, Margrete Hansen, Harkær, Chr Jørgensen, Kliplev.
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