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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.111P-5 near Radom AFB: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 19, 1943 at 0915 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BL+NN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2834
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Radom AFB when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km east of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Wilhelm Clingen, instructor pilot,
Fw Adolf Kircher, student pilot,
Fw Helmut Henning, radio operator,
Ogefr Wolfgang Schmäger, mechanic.
Crew:
Gefr Wilhelm Clingen, instructor pilot,
Fw Adolf Kircher, student pilot,
Fw Helmut Henning, radio operator,
Ogefr Wolfgang Schmäger, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 near Bagerovo: 8 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 14, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4414
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 4 km west of Bagerovo. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Winter, pilot,
Obfw Alfons Geier, mechanic,
Uffz Wilhelm Preischaft, observer,
Uffz Walter Driessen, radio operator.
Passengers:
Lt Ferdinand Spenner,
Lt Walter Weingarth +2.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Winter, pilot,
Obfw Alfons Geier, mechanic,
Uffz Wilhelm Preischaft, observer,
Uffz Walter Driessen, radio operator.
Passengers:
Lt Ferdinand Spenner,
Lt Walter Weingarth +2.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-16 in Russia: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 4, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
1G+KR
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8459
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission on the east front, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed and was destroyed. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Andreas Wallner +3.
Crew:
Andreas Wallner +3.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-10 near Radom: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 19, 1943 at 0005 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NG+CG
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
5540
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Radom AFB on a local training flight. While cruising at night in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane contacted trees and crashed about 9 km north of Radom, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and three others were injured. At the time of the accident, the crew was on a blind flying course.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Reuss, instructor pilot, †
Uffz Konrad Romanczik, radio operator,
Uffz Emil Wosnik, mechanic, †
Uffz Helmut Gebauer, student pilot, †
Ogefr Karl-Heinz Sievert, student pilot, †
Gefr Gerhard Völkel, student radio operator,
Gefr Walter Back, student radio operator.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Reuss, instructor pilot, †
Uffz Konrad Romanczik, radio operator,
Uffz Emil Wosnik, mechanic, †
Uffz Helmut Gebauer, student pilot, †
Ogefr Karl-Heinz Sievert, student pilot, †
Gefr Gerhard Völkel, student radio operator,
Gefr Walter Back, student radio operator.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Nordsjøen
Date & Time:
Jan 29, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
1H+MH
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7685
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Nordsjøen. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Dietrich Jentsch, pilot,
Obfw Theodor Kock, observer,
Fw Horst Etzold, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Sachse, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Dietrich Jentsch, pilot,
Obfw Theodor Kock, observer,
Fw Horst Etzold, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Sachse, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-14 near Benghazi: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 9, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
6N+DR
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7949
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Benghazi while on an operation against the city. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Guenther Barett, pilot,
Uffz Peter Woerner, observer,
Uffz Franz Joba, radio operator,
Obfw Rudolf Mayer, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Guenther Barett, pilot,
Uffz Peter Woerner, observer,
Uffz Franz Joba, radio operator,
Obfw Rudolf Mayer, air gunner.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Pitomnik: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 7, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2959
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Pitomnik Airport. The accident occurred in poor weather conditions. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Heider, pilot,
Ogfr Johann Schönsteiner, flight engineer,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Haase, observer, †
Uffz Helmt Krämer, radio operator,
Gefr Helmut Lemke, air gunner.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Heider, pilot,
Ogfr Johann Schönsteiner, flight engineer,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Haase, observer, †
Uffz Helmt Krämer, radio operator,
Gefr Helmut Lemke, air gunner.
