time ▁radio ▁operator ▁Ober feld web el ▁Walter ▁Kub isch , ▁the ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁Pro pag and ak omp anie ▁( We hr macht ▁Pro pag anda ▁Tro ops ) ▁Le ut nant ▁Werner ▁K ark ▁in ▁the ▁aer ial ▁gun ner ▁position , ▁and ▁Ober le ut nant ▁Hermann ▁Kl ö ss , ▁second ▁radio ▁operator . ▁L ent ▁was ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁Gesch w ader kom mod ore ▁of ▁the ▁Nach t j ag d gesch w ader ▁ 1 , ▁Ober st le ut nant ▁Hans - Jo achim ▁J abs , ▁to ▁discuss ▁oper ational ▁matters . ▁Short ly ▁before ▁the ▁arrival ▁at ▁P ader born / N ord bor chen , ▁the ▁air field ▁had ▁come ▁under ▁attack ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces , ▁leaving ▁cr aters ▁on ▁the ▁run way . ▁An ▁emer gency ▁makes h ift ▁run way ▁was ▁cleared ▁and ▁marked ▁out ▁for ▁L ent , ▁but ▁an ▁overhead ▁elect rical ▁cable ▁was ▁over look ed . ▁During ▁the ▁landing ▁approach , ▁the ▁left ▁engine ▁of ▁the ▁plane ▁failed , ▁causing ▁the ▁wing ▁to ▁dip . ▁L ent ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁plane ▁steady ▁and ▁it ▁struck ▁high - vol t age ▁c ables ▁and ▁crash ed . ▁All ▁four ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁crew ▁sust ained ▁serious ▁inj uries ▁but ▁were ▁res cu ed ▁alive . ▁Kub isch ▁and ▁Kl ö ss ▁succ um bed ▁to ▁their ▁inj uries ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁K ark ▁on ▁the