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05.11.1940 1./(F)123 Bucher Bu 131 Wnr.4494 Oblt. Vrancken Location: Rozel Bay, Jersey, Channel Islands.
Mission: Courier flight.

Date: 5th November 1940

Unit:1 Staffel./Fernaufklärungsgruppe 123

Type: Bucher Bu 131

Werke/Nr.4494

Location: Rozel Bay, Island of Jersey.

Pilot/Observer: Oberleutnant. Werner Vrancken. 69004/8 – Killed.
Born 24.02.1917 in Altona/Hamburg.

REASON FOR LOSS:


Unknown: Oblt. Vrancken baled out but his parachute failed and he fell to his death.

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Oberleutnant. Werner Vrancken (Brownless)


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The original burial of Werner Vrancken with full military honours (via Koen Hermsen)


Burial details: Deutsche Soldatenfriedhof Versailles Les Gonards. Row F. Grave 9.

Researched and compiled by Melvin Brownless, with special thanks to Koen Hermsen. Updated February 2014.