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Wagner, Heinz (Wekusta 5)

Date of birth:
November 7th, 1919
Date of death:
July 23rd, 1942 (Moskushamn/Hjorthamn, Norway)
Buried on:
Yugoslav War Cemetery Botn-Rognan
Plot: B. Grave: 1004.
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

Career:
02.02.1942: Leutnant, Wekusta 5 unhurt - He 111 H (1B+DH) damaged in an engine related accident at Vaernes airfield
14.06.1942: Leutnant, Wekusta 4 unhurt - Ju 88 D-5 (1B+GH) damaged in accident landing at Svalbard in Advent Fjord/Spitzbergen
27.06.1942: Leutnant, Wekusta 5 unhurt - Ju 88(1B+GH) damaged by a Catalina of 210 Sqdn. while parked at Adventdalen, Svalbard
23.07.1942: Oberleutnant,Wekusta 5 KIA due to Anti-Aircraft fires in the vicinity of Moskushamn/Svalbard - Ju 88 D-5 (1B+CH) (WNr. 1772) wrecked while trying to force land at Moskushamn/Hjorthamn, Spitsbergenafter striking a suspended cable
Buried initially at the crash site.
Re-buried at Botn-Rognan

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Leutnant (Pilot Officer)
Unit:
Flugzeugführer - Wekuska 5
Awarded on:
October 5th, 1942
posthumously awarded
Luftwaffe Ehrenpokale für besondere Leistungen im Luftkrieg

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