Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 at Lanvéoc NAS: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew.
Lt Otto Heinrich Schmidt, pilot, †
Dr. Gustav Adolf Suckstorff, †
Fw Bernhard Wilde, radio operator,
Ogfr Alfred Neubold, air gunner. †

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P off Bracklesham Bay: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1940 at 1630 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G1+DM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chartres - Chartres
MSN:
2124
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chartres to attack Portsmouth harbor. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Bracklesham Bay. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Albert Metzger, pilot,
Uffz Rolf Schandner, observer, †
Uffz Rudi Paas, radio operator, †
Fw Julius Urhahn, flight engineer, †
Fg Rudolf Fessel, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in North Ockendon

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+KT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was hit by the British Flak then shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane. The crew made an emergency landing in a field in North Ockendon and became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Alfred Faas, pilot,
Lt Willi Luttigen, observer,
Uffz Oskar Lackner, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Platzer, air gunner,
Uffz Herbert Hernaus, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P off Hull: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G1+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising at night along the British coast, the twin engine bomber was shot down by the crew of a British fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111/P1 off Grimsby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast while on a bombing mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter and crashed into the Humber estuary. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Scarborough: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1940 at 1625 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+PT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lille - Lille
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 24 km off Scarborough. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (9. Staffel III/KG 53):
Fw Otto Henkel, pilot,
Hptm Georg Pfeiffer, observer,
Gfr Fritz Nussbaum, gunner,
Uffz Hans Kiauk, wireless operator,
Gfr Kurt Christ, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1G+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Les Landes d'Apigné, near Rennes Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Deuschle, pilot,
Uffz Adolf Engelbrecht,
Flg Heinz Schönwälder,
Prf Evald Winterlich,
Flg Hans Mader.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P at RAF Windrush: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 18, 1940 at 2356 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1408
YOM:
1936
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a bombing mission over the RAF Brize Norton but its crew apparently mistook RAF Brize Norton with RAF Windrush. Approaching the airfield at night, the airplane collided with an Avro 652 Anson I of the RAF. Registered L9164, it just took off from RAF Windrush with one pilot on board who was completing a navigation exercice. Both aircrafts crashed and all five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Alfred Dreh,
Uffz Richard Schmidt,
Uffz Herbert Rave,
Uffz Ewald Cohrs.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in High Salvington: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G1+FR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
1582
YOM:
1936
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed in Honeysuckle Lake in High Salvington, north of Worthing. Three crew members became PoW while two others, Albert Weber and Johannes Moorfeld, were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Immingham

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1T+PL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Approaching Immingham, the airplane was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.