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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 Banak: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 26, 1942 at 2320 LT
Operator:
Registration:
1H+BH
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bardufoss - Banak
MSN:
4817
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On final approach to Banak Airport, the twin engine airplane collided with obstacles and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Walther, pilot,
Uffz Martin Barnutz, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Baumann, radio operator,
Uffz Georg Hager, air gunner.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Walther, pilot,
Uffz Martin Barnutz, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Baumann, radio operator,
Uffz Georg Hager, air gunner.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parsching: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 26, 1942 at 1635 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5051
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight and crashed in Parsching, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Wallbaum, pilot,
Gefr Theodor Gahlen, observer,
Uffz Heinz Haas, radio operator,
Gefr Theodor Lunitz, air gunner.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Wallbaum, pilot,
Gefr Theodor Gahlen, observer,
Uffz Heinz Haas, radio operator,
Gefr Theodor Lunitz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Diniaș: 7 killed
Date & Time:
May 22, 1942 at 0820 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Belgrade - Belgrade
MSN:
2912
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Belgrade Airport on a training sortie with a crew of seven on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed near the village of Diniaș located 20 km southwest of Timișoara, Romania. All occupants were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Peter Meyer, pilot,
Uffz Rudols Burian, radio operator,
Ofw Erwin Kaiser, mechanic,
Fw Fritz Kahl, pilot,
Fw Karl Weckerle, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Werner, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Bauer, radio operator.
Crew:
Oblt Peter Meyer, pilot,
Uffz Rudols Burian, radio operator,
Ofw Erwin Kaiser, mechanic,
Fw Fritz Kahl, pilot,
Fw Karl Weckerle, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Werner, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Bauer, radio operator.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Dresden: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 20, 1942 at 1825 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dresden - Dresden
MSN:
1807
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff from Dresden-Klotzsche Airport and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Otto Etzold, pilot,
Gefr Georg Huber, radio operator,
Gefr Wilhelm Lebeda, mechanic.
Crew:
Gefr Otto Etzold, pilot,
Gefr Georg Huber, radio operator,
Gefr Wilhelm Lebeda, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure upon takeoff.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111 near Gromadka: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 19, 1942 at 0045 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Szprotawa - Szprotawa
MSN:
1324
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Szprotawa Wiechlice Airfield on a local training sortie. It suffered an engine failure and crashed in Osła, a village located nearby the airbase of Gromadka, some 30 km southeast of Szprotawa Wiechlice Airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Günther Richardt, pilot,
Ogfr Helmut Grossböhme, mechanic.
Crew:
Lt Günther Richardt, pilot,
Ogfr Helmut Grossböhme, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H near Weyer: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 15, 1942 at 1220 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1348
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on the slope of a mountain near Weyer. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Adam Schmal, pilot,
Maj Alfred Heissenberger, observer,
Uffz Franz Berger, radio operator,
Fw Albert Holzwarth, mechanic.
Crew:
Ofw Adam Schmal, pilot,
Maj Alfred Heissenberger, observer,
Uffz Franz Berger, radio operator,
Fw Albert Holzwarth, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
