Hauptmann Fritz Fliegel (Gruppenkommandeur I.Gruppe / Kampfgeschwader 40) putting on flight suit before mission. The wing of an FW 200 long-range aircraft can be seen in the background. The picture was taken in Bordeaux, France. Translation of official German caption on the photo reverse: "Picture 4 of Photo Report No. 68. Captain Fliegel before the start of an attack on an English convoy. France, July 1941." On 18 July 1941, Fliegel and his crew—copilot Leutnant (Second Lieutenant) Wolf-Dietrich Kadelke, first radio operator Oberfeldwebel (Staff Sergeant) Johannes Rottke, second radio operator Gefreiter (Airman) Karl Becker, flight engineer Unteroffizier (Sergeant) Johann Kothe and air gunner Unteroffizier Karl Meurer—were reported missing in action over the Atlantic in the vicinity northwest of Ireland. Their Fw 200 C-3 "F8+AB" (Werknummer 0043—factory number) was shot down in an attack on convoy OB 346. During the attack on the freighter Pilar de Larrinaga, the gunners on board the freighter scored a hit on the Fw 200's starboard wing which tore it off. At the time of his death, Fliegel was credited with seven ships sunk plus further six damaged. He was promoted to Major (major) posthumously.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_Fliegel
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