Wetterkundungsstaffel Wekusta 5 1B+CH WNr.3824 20.01 1941
Emergency landing due to an error of the altimeter and bad weather conditions at mountain Storskarven, east of Værnes. Fw. Gabriel Hummel unhurt,(died 22.12.41 in an emergency landing at sea south of Hitra). Hptm. Wolfgang Zechiel WIA. Reg.Rat Dr. Paul Kothe(meteorolog) WIA.(died in crash, Berlin 1942). Uffz. Richard Gerber. Fw. Karl Schaum. The crew walked down to the hut Huldrevolden. There they were picked up by a Fieseler-Storch three days later. This A/C also had a landing accident at Værnes 26.9 1940Hptm.W. Zechiel was wounded at his head and suffered of third degrees frostbite. He was evacuated to Berlin's Olympic hospital and endured eight surgeon-interventions (partial amputation of both feet and four fingers. Nevertheless, he continued to serve as a pilote (Commander of NSG1) in Russia til the end of the war. Till his death in 1974 he served his country (BND).