Heinkel He.111

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The airplane was engaged in a sortie to Portsmouth when it was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Hurricane and crashed into The Channel. All five crew members were killed.
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Lt Peter Wagner, pilot,
Oberfw Werner Bischoff, observer,
Uffz Hans Krause, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Möhring, mechanic,
Hptm Karl-Heinz Behrens, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H4 off Grimsby

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1940

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5J+EL

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Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen

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While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea, some 40 km offshore. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (3. Staffel I/KG 4):
Ofw Hermann Draisbach, pilot,
Oblt Friedrich-Wilhelm Koch zur See, observer,
Fw Alfred Weber, wireless operator,
Ofw Rudolf Ernst, mechanic.

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Shot down by a RAF Spitfire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Hornsea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1940 at 0015 LT

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Approaching the British coast at night, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Hornsea. All four crew members were killed.

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Shot down by a RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Newcastle

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1940

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5J+EK

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While approaching the British coast north of Sunderland, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (2. Staffel I/KG 4):
Fw Siegfried Gessert, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Beck,
Uffz Willhelm Dieter,
Gfr Horst Filihowski.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Dunbar: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1940 at 0140 LT

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East Lothian (Haddingtonshire)

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Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen

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Dunbar

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The crew departed Wittmundhafen with Edinburgh as his target. While approaching the British coast at night, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire. With an engine on fire, the pilot ditched the aircraft off Dunbar. Three crew members were rescued while the pilot H. Schwilden was killed. The aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew:
Hptm H. Schwilden +3.

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Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P2 off Grimsby: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1940 at 0017 LT

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5J+BL

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The crew departed Wittmundhafen on a mission to Birmingham. While approaching the British coast at night, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the mouth of the Humber off Grimsby. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (3. Staffel I/KG 4):
Lt Helmut Furcht, pilot,
Hptm Heinz Schröder, observer,
Ofw Martin Hartel, wireless operator,
Fw Eugen Seitz, engineer.

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Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 into the Tees: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1940

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While on a reconnaissance flight, the aircraft collided with a balloon barrage cable and crashed in the mouth of the River Tees. All four crew members were killed.

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In-flight collision with a balloon barrage cable.

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

Date & Time: Jun 19, 1940 at 0115 LT

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5J+?M

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Merville - Merville

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The airplane departed Merville Airport to bomb RAF Mildenhall. Approaching Felixstowe, it was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Hptm Hermann Prochnow, pilot,
Oberfw Hermann Wojis, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Heyeres,
Fw Richard Bunk, mechanic.

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Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Cologne: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 5, 1940

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