Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Whitburn

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1940 at 1152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+ER
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 crew departed Stavanger on a bombing mission over Sunderland. After dumping its bombs, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire. The crew ditched the aircraft offshore. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (7. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Otto Denner, pilot,
Fw Willi Haertel, observer,
Uffz Gustav Karkos, mechanic,
Uffz Fritz Feinekat, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5J+BK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Soesterberg
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Soesterberg Airfield in the Netherlands on a bombing mission. While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea off Flamborough Head. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (2. Staffel I/KG 49):
Fw Richard Schmitt, pilot,
Fw Hans Geisdorf, observer,
Uffz Willi Soffel, radio operator,
Gfr Herbert Hebeld, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Redcar

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+AC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Westerland - Westerland
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast on a combat mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft some 15 miles off Redcar. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (Stab Staffel II/KG 26):
Oberstlt Hans Hefele, pilot,
Lt Rudolf Behnisch, pilot,
Lt Georg Kempe, observer,
Uffz Albert Weber, wireless operator,
Uffz Alfred Bächle, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1940 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+??
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vitry-en-Artois - Vitry-en-Artois
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vitry-en-Artois on a reconnaissance mission. While approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 30 km off Lowestoft. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw E. Knobloch, pilot,
Lt O. Kliffken, observer,
Gfr H. Fricke,
Gfr H. Keil,
Fw M. Eiblmeier.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in East Woodhay

Date & Time: Jul 29, 1940 at 0200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G1+CS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Vélizy-Villacoublay - Vélizy-Villacoublay
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Vélizy-Villacoublay AFB on a bombing mission over Bristol. While cruising over England at night, it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in a field in East Woodhay. All five crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Theodor Metzner, pilot,
Fw Josef Markl, observer,
Uffz Kurt Böker, radio operator,
Gfr Ernst Ostheimer, flight engineer,
Gfr Heinz Morgenthal, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

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

Date & Time: Jul 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, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crashed into the Firth of Forth, off Edinburgh. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Chlum u Třeboně: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linz - Linz
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Linz-Hörsching Airport on a training exercise. En route, one of the engine caught fire and the pilot bailed out when the airplane crashed shortly later in a wooded area located one km northwest of Chlum u Třeboně, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed as well as both other crew members.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111D off Saint-Samson: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1G+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Saint-Samson. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hermann Schulze, pilot,
Oblt Walter Buss, observer,
Obrst Bernhard Georgi,
Ofw Ernst Möller, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Goltz, mechanic,
Gefr Kurt Frinzel, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1940 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+?M
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:
The airplane departed Lille to attack convoys off Kent when it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz R. Franke, pilot,
Fw G. Freitag, observer,
Uffz A. Dombrowski, radio operator,
Fw P. Krink, mechanic,
Gf. W. Ledl, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H2 in Ipswich: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+ES
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by a British fighter and crashed near Ipswich. Three crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.