JGr. Drontheim/ Einsatzschwarm Öerlandet Weisse 6+ WNr.2668 02.12 1941
Ran out of fuel while trying to find the way back to Ørlanded in snowy weather conditions. Uffz.Heinz Niehaus parachuted and landed safely.Uffz Heinrich Niehaus became the first casualty of the newly formed IV./JG 5. He crashed and got killed on a training flight near Elvenes on July 7th 1942. He is buried at Narvik Cemetery.
Below: Ola A Sæter kindly showed us the crash site.
Uffz.Heinz Niehaus (Weisse 6+ WNr.2668) hoppet ut i fallskjerm og berget livet, Messerschmitten krasjet i myra her ved Damtjønna på Heggset i Surnadal.
Det var muligens 3 fly som havarerte i forsøket på og finne veien tilbake til Ørlandet i snøstormen. Ofw.Friedrich Hammesfahr fra JGr.Drontheim (Weisse12+ WNr.5163) nødlandet på Halsanaustan.