Heinkel He.111 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane was engaged in an operation to England with a crew of five on board. Approaching the British coast, it collided with a balloon cable and crashed in South Shields. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Wilhelm Beetz, pilot,
Hptmn Heinz Styra, observer,
Uffz Karl-Günther Brützam,
Gefr Franz-Friedrich Janeschitz,
Uffz Helmut Herbert Jeckstadt.

Probable cause:

Collision with a balloon cable.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Paimpol

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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1G+??

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A fuel supply failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crashed in a field located in Paimpol and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Fw August Horber, mechanic +3.

Probable cause:

Failure of a fuel supply in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

VE+CZ

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Lanvéoc-Poulmic - Lanvéoc-Poulmic

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3806

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The bomber crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obfw Franz Werner Glocke, pilot, †
Hans-Jörg Giesecke, meteo, †
Fw Heinz Goldenbow, radio operator, †
Uffz Anton Dutter, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Southend-on-Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1941 at 1550 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

A1+AN

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5517

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The airplane was engaged on an operation to England. Approaching the London area by the east, it was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter and crashed into the Thames Estuary off Southend-on-Sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Max Petry, pilot,
Gefr Robert Massarsch, observer,
Uffz Herbert Wordelmann, radio operator,
Fw Hermann Bock, flight engineer,
Gefr Eugen Kaiser, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Vannes

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

Operator:

Registration:

1T+?H

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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3501

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Crashed upon landing at Vannes Airport. All four crew members were injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Oblt Werner Plümecke,
Lt Hans Ullrich,
Uffz Helmut Kaletta,
Fw Kurt Gross.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Nantes

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Bombing

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

MSN:

3524

Location:

Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)

Loire-Atlantique

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France

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Europe

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Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Vogelenzang

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1941 at 2130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+?M

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Eindhoven - Eindhoven

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2981

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Following an engine failure in flight, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Volgelenzang, about 15 km west of Schiphol Airport. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Lt Grassmann, pilot,
Uffz Kühn, observer,
Uffz Stütz, radio operator,
Uffz K. Zunk, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 off Southampton: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

1H+FT

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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3602

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances off Southampton, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Lindhorst, pilot,
Fw Hermann Radtke, observer,
Gefr Erwin Krause, radio operator,
Gefr Paul Karzel, mechanic,
Gefr Werner Enslin, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 on Mt Cairnsmore of Fleet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

Operator:

Registration:

SJ+SH

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Mountains

Schedule:

Soesterberg – Soesterberg

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Mt Cairnsmore of Fleet

Dumfries and Galloway

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on a mine laying mission off Belfast. En route to the target area, weather conditions deteriorated and the crew lost his bearings. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of the Cairnsmore of Fleet located about 9 km northeast of Newton Stewart. All four crew members were killed.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 on Fair Isle: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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T5+EU

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Oldenburg - Oldenburg

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The airplane departed Oldenburg on an operation to Shetland Islands. Over Fair Isle, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Karl Heinz Thurz, pilot,
Fw Josef Wohlfahrt, wireless operator,
Uffz Bernard Luking, air gunner,
Wd/Insp Leo Gburek, †
Gefr Georg Nentwig. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.