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Himmel, Franz

Date of birth:
September 23rd, 1923 (Waldsassen, Germany)
Date of death:
July 25th, 1944 (Vilvoorde, Belgium)
Buried on:
German War Cemetery Lommel
Plot: 46. Grave: 415.
Nationality:
German

Biography

On the 25th of July 1944 Obergefreiter Franz Himmel was a bordfunker on board a JU88S-3 with marking L1+CH of the Lehrgeschwader 1. While landing the plane hit an obstacle and crashed. The entire crew died in the crash.

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