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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+FS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea, some 30 miles east of Middlesbrough. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Fw Fritz Baldauf, pilot,
Lt Adolf Renner, observer,
Ogfr Wilhelm Rössinger, wireless operator,
Gefr Walter Lorenz, mechanic,
Uffz Christoph Schumann, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off Cresswell. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Willi Zimmermann, pilot,
Oblt Rudolf Roch, observer,
Gefr Erwin Kulick, wireless operator,
Gefr Alwin Machalett, mechanic,
Flgr Ernst Henrichsen, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Sunderland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola to attack RAF Usworth near Sunderland. Approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off Sunderland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Hans von Lüpke, pilot,
Ofw Karl Hennicke, observer,
Uffz Max Knauer, wireless operator,
Uffz Karl Schlick, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Seaham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off County Durham. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26).
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Northumberland: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
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 fighter and crashed into the sea off the Northumberland county. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Horst von Besser, pilot,
Uffz Franz Brehem, observer,
Uffz Alfonz Rehm, wireless operator,
Uffz Eberhard Hofmann, mechanic,
Uffz Franz Reichelt, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Seaham: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
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 fighter and crashed into the sea off County Durham. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Heinz Puschstein, pilot,
Lt Wolfgang Burck, observer,
Uffz Hans Karl Klug, wireless operator,
Uffz Hans Hoffmann, mechanic,
Uffz Karl Lotz, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola Airport to attack RAF Usworth. Approaching the coast of County Durham, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Hermann Riedel, pilot,
Fw Willi Scholl, observer,
Fw Paul Süssenbach, wireless operator,
Ofw Karl Müller, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 near Chester

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1940 at 2157 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1G+FS
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rennes - Rennes
MSN:
2624
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Rennes at 1915LT on a weather reconnaissance mission over the Bristol Channel. While cruising over the area of Chester, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field located in Border House Farm. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 27):
Oblt Artur Wiesemann,
Fw Heinrich Rödder,
Uffz Walter Schaum,
Uffz Ullmann,
Uffz Heinz Köchy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Rennes

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1G+DS
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. All five crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Fw Hans Oeckenpöhler, pilot,
Fw. Schreiber, observer,
Uffz Erich Frielinghaus, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Lösecke, mechanic,
Gefr Adolf Blumenthal, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Alphen

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1940 at 0300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+?T
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Lille - Lille
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While cruising at night, the pilot got lost and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft belly landed in a field located in Alphen and was destroyed by a post crash fire. All four crew members survived.