Heinkel He.111

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The airplane crashed while taking off from Lübeck-Blankensee Airport. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

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

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941 at 2320 LT

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A1+?H

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Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois

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3633

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The airplane departed Vitry-en-Artois Airfield on an operation to England. It was probably shot down by enemy fire while over the target area and the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing on a beach in Zandvoort. All five crew members survived, among them one was slightly injured.
Crew:
Fw Hans-Georg Peppa, radio operator +4.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Dinard: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1940 at 0444 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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1G+HR

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Rennes - Rennes

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2864

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The bomber departed Rennes Airport at 0015LT on an operation to England. While cruising over the Irish Sea, it was hit by enemy fire. The crew was able to evacuate the area and to return to base. With one engine out, the captain decided to divert to Dinard-Pleurtuit Airport where the airplane crashed upon landing, bursting into flames. The gunner was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Oblt Ottmar Dold, pilot,
Lt Hans-Otto Heinert, observer,
Ofw Robert Brinkmann, flight engineer,
Ofw Cryns, radio operator,
Uffz Martin Peper, air gunner. †

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1940

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1G+??

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1535

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1936

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The bomber crashed upon landing for unknown reasons and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Siegfried Blass, pilot,
Fw Kurt Müller, observer,
Uffz Georg Burkel, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Zweeloo: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1940 at 0315 LT

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5J+KM

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Eindhoven - Eindhoven

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3083

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field in Zweeloo, Drenthe. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were killed. The last radio contact was recorded at 0148LT with Soesterberg AFB.
Crew:
Uffz J. Hofmann, pilot,
Fw K. Burse, observer,
Gfr G. Bosse, radio operator,
Gfr K. Spichtal, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Amersfoort: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1940 at 0221 LT

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5J+?L

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Plain, Valley

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Soesterberg – Soesterberg

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3229

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The airplane departed Soesterberg AFB on a night operation when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Amersfoort. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw M. Wurst, pilot,
Oblt J. Post, observer,
Uffz H. Kronawitter, radio operator,
Uffz H. Klinkert, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 near Lorient

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1940

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1G+??

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1936

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The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near Lorient. All four crew members evacuated safely, among them one was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Zapf, air gunner, +3.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111E in Gonesse: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1940

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Paris-Le Bourget - Paris-Le Bourget

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1315

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1936

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Shortly after takeoff from Paris-Le Bourget Airport, while in initial climb, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in Gonesse, three km north of the airfield, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was seriously injured.
Crew:
Fw Hans Schmidt, pilot,
Gefr Heinrich Nisse, chief,
Gefr Erich Otekal, radio operator,
Gefr Horst Marschall, mechanic.

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Failure of the right engine during initial climb.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Bilthoven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1940 at 2035 LT

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5J+CL

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