Heinkel He.111

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B3+FN

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Aalborg - Aalborg

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2515

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The airplane departed Aalborg Airport to bomb a railway. En route, the aircraft was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing in Bremnäs. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Dueodde

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1940

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B3+LM

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Dueodde (Bornholm Island)

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Plain, Valley

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Hovedstaden

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Denmark

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Europe

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While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing on a beach in Dueodde, south part of the Bornholm Island. All four crew members were uninjured.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-1 in När

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1940

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B3+CM

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Plain, Valley

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Aalborg - Aalborg

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While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by anti aircraft fire. The pilot made an emergency belly landing in När. All four crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Kiefer, pilot,
Uffz Richard Marbordt, observer,
Obfr Johann Hommer, radio operator,
Obfr Guntram Engert, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Kasen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1940 at 1000 LT

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4V+DA

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Plain, Valley

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Giessen - Giessen

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2020

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While on a reconnaissance mission out from Giessen, the airplane was shot down by French fighters and crash landed in an open field located in Kasaen. Four crew members were rescued and a fifth was killed.
Crew:
Fw. H. A. Kopitz, pilot,
Lt. P. Lehmann, observer,
Uffz K. Koschorreck, radio operator,
Ofw A. Wutz, mechanic,
Lt. F. Stern, photographer. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by French fighters.

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

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1940

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Perleberg, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Gemke, pilot,
Lt Karl Lamert, observer,
Uffz Helmut Winkler, flight engineer,
Gefr Walter Holdgrün, radio operator.

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

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1940 at 1245 LT

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1H+AC

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Lübeck - Lübeck

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Approaching the British coast, the twin engine bomber was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Redcar. All five crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Oberstlt Hans Hefele,
Lt Rudolf Gustav-Adolf Behnisch,
Uffz Albert Wilhelm Johannes Heinrich Weber,
Uffz Alfred Bächle,
Lt Georg Kempe.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J off Samsø Island

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1940 at 0930 LT

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M7+CH

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An engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the airplane off Samsø Island. All four occupants were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Obltn Werner Beck,
Fw Heinrich Baasch,
Fw Georg Juchelko +1.

Probable cause:

Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J into the North Sea

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1940

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M7+EL

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5164

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While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The pilot ditched the airplane into the North Sea. All four crew members were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Ostermann +3.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Lämershagen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1940

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7A+CH

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Takeoff (climb)

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