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Sowade, Helmut

Date of birth:
June 3rd, 1921
Date of death:
August 30th, 1944 (Melsbroek/Brabant, Belgium)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Lommel
Plot: 46. Grave: 408.
Nationality:
German

Biography

On August 30th, 1944, Junkers Ju 88 S-3 Werknr. 330.715, L1+AH, crashed at Fliegerhorst Melsbroek while taking off. The entire crew:
Flugzeugführer Oberleutnant Georg Sattler (14 april 1917)
Beobachter Unteroffizier Helmut Sowade (3 juni 1921)
Bordfunker Feldwebel Wilhelm Schartel (6 maart 1919)
Bordschütze Feldwebel Hans Burmeister (22 april 1920)
was killed in the crash.

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