Heinkel He.111

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G1+AT

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Bombing

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7239

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Heyko Elbrechtz, pilot,
Ogfr Richard Ebert, observer,
Ogfr Martin Gerhardt, radio operator,
Ogfr Franz Linecker, mechanic,
Ogfr Nikolaus Reichling, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Banak: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1942 at 2320 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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1H+BH

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bardufoss - Banak

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4817

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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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parsching: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 26, 1942 at 1635 LT

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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.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Diniaș: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 22, 1942 at 0820 LT

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Training

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Belgrade - Belgrade

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2912

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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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Dresden: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 20, 1942 at 1825 LT

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Dresden - Dresden

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1807

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1936

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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.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 near Gromadka: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1942 at 0045 LT

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Training

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Szprotawa - Szprotawa

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1324

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1936

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Gromadka

Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie)

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Poland

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Europe

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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.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H near Weyer: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1942 at 1220 LT

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Mountains

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1348

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1936

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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.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Kirovske: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1942 at 1338 LT

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1G+AT

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Autonomous Republic of Crimea

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Kherson - Kerch

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7053

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Kirovske

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Ukraine

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Europe

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En route from Kherson to Kerch, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kirovske. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinrich Bartling, pilot,
Uffz Josef Zenger, observer,
Uffz Erich Herbst, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Sons, mechanic,
Ogfr Anton Theimer, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P near Torún: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 4, 1942 at 1500 LT

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