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Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 14, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dijon - Dijon
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Fond Grimaud, near Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, north of Lyon. All five crew from the 55th Bombing Squadron based in Dijon were killed.
Crew:
Fritz Morhardt,
Helmut Stierle,
Franz Weinekötter,
Albert Schönecker,
Wolfgang Leitzger.
Crew:
Fritz Morhardt,
Helmut Stierle,
Franz Weinekötter,
Albert Schönecker,
Wolfgang Leitzger.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111F-1 in Eskişehir: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 3, 1942
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off, killing all four crew members.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Voronezh: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 11, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
1G+IT
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7370
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Voronezh. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obfw Engelbert Heiner, pilot,
Obfw Konrad Reider, radio operator, †
Obfw Friedrich Dietrich, observer, †
Uffz Gerhard Wendt, air gunner. †
Crew:
Obfw Engelbert Heiner, pilot,
Obfw Konrad Reider, radio operator, †
Obfw Friedrich Dietrich, observer, †
Uffz Gerhard Wendt, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Worthing: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 9, 1942 at 2309 LT
Operator:
Registration:
A1+CR
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7492
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Worthing from the southeast at an altitude of 100 feet when it was shot down by antiaircraft fire. It went out of control and crashed onto a house. All five crew members as well as three people in the house were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Horst Grosse-Heitmeyer, pilot,
Gefr Günter Grüssner, observer,
Ogefr Joachim Richter, radio operator,
Uffz Albin Kielmann, flight engineer,
Ogefr Ferdinand Dolezal, air gunner.
People on ground:
Sgt Charlie Cronin,
John MacDonald,
Frank Johnson.
Crew:
Uffz Horst Grosse-Heitmeyer, pilot,
Gefr Günter Grüssner, observer,
Ogefr Joachim Richter, radio operator,
Uffz Albin Kielmann, flight engineer,
Ogefr Ferdinand Dolezal, air gunner.
People on ground:
Sgt Charlie Cronin,
John MacDonald,
Frank Johnson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by antiaircraft fire.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 into the North Sea: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
A1+-R
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chartres - Chartres
MSN:
7546
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chartres Airbase on a combat mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea off the Dutch Coast, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Ofw A. Classen, pilot,
Maj W. Brautkuhl, observer,
Uffz F. Behrens, radio operator,
Uffz W. W. C. Issleib, mechanic,
Uffz K. Worms, air gunner.
Crew:
Ofw A. Classen, pilot,
Maj W. Brautkuhl, observer,
Uffz F. Behrens, radio operator,
Uffz W. W. C. Issleib, mechanic,
Uffz K. Worms, air gunner.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Sonnenberg: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 4, 1942 at 0850 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wesendorf - Wesendorf
MSN:
3902
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Sonnenberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Voges, pilot,
Uffz Günther Kositz, observer,
Uffz Ernst-Fritz Eschrich, radio operator,
Uffz Johann Weigl, mechanic,
Gefr Helmut Thieme, air gunner.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Voges, pilot,
Uffz Günther Kositz, observer,
Uffz Ernst-Fritz Eschrich, radio operator,
Uffz Johann Weigl, mechanic,
Gefr Helmut Thieme, air gunner.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Preston: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 31, 1942 at 0038 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G1+GV
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dijon - Dijon
MSN:
7524
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Dijon-Longvic AFB on an operation to Birmingham. Approaching the south British coast at an altitude of 20,000 feet, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Preston. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Obfw Richard Bock, pilot,
Cpt Adelbert Karbe, observer, †
Obfw Wilhelm Becker, radio operator,
Fw Hans Delatron, flight engineer, †
Fw Erhard Schaffer, air gunner. †
Crew:
Obfw Richard Bock, pilot,
Cpt Adelbert Karbe, observer, †
Obfw Wilhelm Becker, radio operator,
Fw Hans Delatron, flight engineer, †
Fw Erhard Schaffer, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111B in Palma: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 8, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
25-54
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Palma de Mallorca Airport. Three crew members were killed and four others were injured.
Those killed were:
Br José Maria Aymat Fariós, pilot,
Sgt Manuel González Requejo,
Cpl Jacinto Vallés Zardoya, mechanic.
Those killed were:
Br José Maria Aymat Fariós, pilot,
Sgt Manuel González Requejo,
Cpl Jacinto Vallés Zardoya, mechanic.
