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Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Rowlands Castle: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940 at 1930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
G1+MS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay - Vélizy-Villacoublay
MSN:
1715
YOM:
1936
Location:
Rowlands Castle
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vélizy-Villacoublay Airport to attack RAF Thorney Island. While flying northeast of Portsmouth, it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed at Stanstead Park. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Ernst Ens, pilot,
Lt Ulrich Flügge, observer,
Uffz Johannes Ehrensberger, radio operator,
Uffz Ernst Herber, flight engineer,
Gefr Hans Pawlik, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Rennes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1G+ER
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Rennes - Rennes
MSN:
1460
YOM:
1936
Location:
Rennes
Ille-et-Vilaine
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed prior to landing at Rennes Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Alfred Masurek, pilot,
Ofw Franz Möller, observer,
Uffz Otto Willrisch, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Krebs, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P off Wexford: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
G1+DT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Paris - Paris
MSN:
2822
Location:
Wexford
Leinster
Country:
Ireland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport on an operation over the Merseyside area. Along the Irish coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Wexford. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Hans Kohler,
Fw Horst Birkholz,
Uffz Rudolf Firchau,
Gefr Franz Günther,
Fw Martin Lippert.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Brest: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
TG+KA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5396
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Brest. A crew member was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Prasse, pilot,
Uffz Max Mrochen, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Libel, air gunner, †
Hans Reinhardt, met.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Brest

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
RH+NT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5551
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Brest. All three crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Horst-Max Dümcke, pilot,
Lt Friedrich-Karl Deicke, radio operator,
Hans Sigmund, met.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Deep: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
NG+ZO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2346
Location:
Deep
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Dollard, some 100 metres offshore, near Deep. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul Hermann Otto Thrumann, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Max Weihsbach, pilot,
Gefr Kurt Paul Franke, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-1 in Vannes: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
6N+MH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5247
Location:
Vannes
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near the airport of Vannes, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Ofw Karl Sander Karl,
Gefr Kurt Babel,
Fw Helmut Eilers.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Eindhoven: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1940 at 0320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+EN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
2868
Location:
Eindhoven
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after a night takeoff from Eindhoven Airport, while on an operation to England, the airplane suffered engine troubles and crashed near the airfield. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Lt W. Diesel, pilot, †
Fw W. Jäger, observer, †
Fw W. Lehmann, radio operator,
Uffz A. Engel, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine troubles after takeoff.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Newport: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1940 at 0315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1G+DS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
Schedule:
Rennes - Rennes
MSN:
2670
Location:
Newport
Gwent
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Rennes to bomb dockyards at Bristol, Plymouth, Merseyside, Swansea and Cardiff. While cruising at night, the airplane collided with the cable of a barrage balloon and crashed onto a house located 32 Stow Park Avenue in Newport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured. Two children in the house were also killed.
Crew:
Oblt Harry Wappler, pilot,
Uffz Fritz Berndt, navigator, †
Obfw Johannes Elster, wireless operator and air gunner, †
Uffz Herbert Okulock, bomb aimer. †
Those killed on the ground were:
Malcom Phillips,
Myrtle Phillips.
Probable cause:
In-flight collision with the cable of a barrage balloon.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Eindhoven

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+FN
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Eindhoven - Eindhoven
MSN:
2924
Location:
Eindhoven
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff and crashed. All five crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.
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