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Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or: 5 killed

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1943
Type of aircraft:
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Flight Phase:
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Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dijon - Dijon
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Region:
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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111F-1 in Eskişehir: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
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Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
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 Kherson: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1942 at 1733 LT
Type of aircraft:
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Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kherson - Kherson
MSN:
4937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff, collided with a lorry and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Walter Horeis, pilot,
Fw Gerhard Fleischmann, observer,
Fw Gerhard Bock, radio operator,
Uffz Werner Groß, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Ribnitz-Pütnitz: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1942 at 1635 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ribnitz-Pütnitz - Ribnitz-Pütnitz
MSN:
3552
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing training exercises at Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Max Unverfehrt, pilot, +1.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Sobótka: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1942 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1122
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Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in the Ślęża mountain near Sobótka, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Weisszierl, pilot,
Ogfr Günther Raditzki, radio operator,
Ogfr Karl Hoffmann, mechanic,
Ogfr Wilhelm Dirschke, air gunner,
Ogfr Fritz Volkenstein, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111F-2 in Szczaniec: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1942 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2415
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Szczaniec, killing all four occupants, three crew members and one civilian.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Pfütze, pilot,
Uffz Truagott Hickel, observer,
OW Richard Bachert, mechanic.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a pilot error.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Kholm

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+EH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4809
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Kholm. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed near the city. All four crew members escaped, among them one was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Erwin Mandt, pilot,
Uffz Fritz Reichardt, observer,
Uffz Hans Lanholz, radio operator,
Ogfr Kurt Sellow, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Magdeburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3239
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Magdeburg Airport. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans-Joachim Wiebe, pilot, +1.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.