ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 170752
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| Date: | Saturday 28 October 1939 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-2 |
| Owner/operator: | Stab./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+JA |
| MSN: | Werk No 5/449 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Newton Farm, Humbie, 15 miles south of Edinburgh -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Westerland (G) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 28 October 1939 McKellar intercepted a Heinkel He 111H-2 of Stab./Kampfgeschwader 26 (KG 26—Bomber Wing 26), code 1H+JA piloted by Unteroffizier Lehmkuhl. Acting on the advice of his navigator Leutnant Niehoff, dropped down towards cloud layers. The cover, however, quickly dispersed. Their gunners were killed, Lehmkul was hit in the back by machine gun fire and was wounded while Niehoff suffered a fractured spine during the crash–landing. The Heinkel came down at Newton Farm, Humbie, in the Lammermuir Hills, 15 miles S of Edinburgh, Lothian. Two of the crew of four were killed:
Uffz Gottlieb Kowalke (aged 23) killed
Gefr Bruno Reimann (aged 19) killed
Uffz Kurt Lehmkuhl injured
Lt Rolf Niehoff injured
Debate continues to this day as to which squadron or pilot was the victor. Post–war sources credit the victory to Archie McKellar of 602 Squadron RAF, flying a Spitfire I. It was also the War's first German aircraft shot down onto British soil.
Sources:
1. https://www.express.co.uk/news/history/529453/Humbie-Heinkel-German-Nazi-Plane-Scotland-Edinburgh-Luftwaffe-Spitfire
2. http://www.educationscotland.gov.uk/scotlandshistory/20thand21stcenturies/worldwarii/humbieheinkel/index.asp
3. http://www.santafe.gov.ar/hemerotecadigital/diario/13869/?page=2
4. https://www.asisbiz.com/Luftwaffe/luftlossreg-bomb-KG26.html
5. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2814265/The-opening-hit-Second-World-War-Evocative-photograph-shows-Luftwaffe-plane-shot-Britain-75-years-ago.html
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_McKellar
7. http://www.thefewgoodmen.com/thefgmforum/threads/saturday-october-28-1939-first-german-plane-shot-down-over-britain.8410/
8. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939a.htm
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Oct-2014 07:20 | gerard57 | Added |
| 25-Aug-2016 20:59 | TB | Updated [Location, Source] |
| 06-Jan-2017 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2017 20:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2018 00:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2018 00:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 09-Dec-2019 10:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 15-Jan-2020 11:07 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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