Crash of a Heinkel He.111E near Dievenow: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BI+AK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1316
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying at low height in poor visibility due to heavy snow falls, the twin engine airplane impacted ground and crashed 6 km west of Dievenow (now Dziwnów). Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.
Crew:
FF Uffz Keese, †
Bf Gefr Schilbach, †
Bw Uffz Jürgen Gross-Langholz, †
Fls Freiberger, †
Bw Gefr Hansen.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Tynemouth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940 at 1115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising off the British coast during a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the sea some 15 miles off Tynemouth. Three crew members were rescued as two others were killed.
Crew (26th Squadron):
Ofw Fritz Wiemer, pilot,
Fw Franz Schnee, observer,
Uffz Alfred Dietrich, wireless operator,
Uffz Willi Wolff, engineer, †
Uffz Karl-Ernst Thiede, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 in Whitby: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940 at 0940 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+FM
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
MSN:
3232
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising off the British coast on a reconnaissance mission, the aircraft was attacked by the crew of an RAF Hawker Hurricane. The pilot attempted to divert to the nearest airfield but on approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field. Two crewmen were killed while two others were injured.
Crew (26th Squadron):
Fw Herman Wilms, pilot,
Uffz Karl Missy, wireless operator,
Uffz Rudolf Leuschake, observer, †
Uffz Johann Meyer, engineer. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H2 off Amble: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+HL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising off the British coast on a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the crew of an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the Druridge Bay located south of Amble, Northumberland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (26th Squadron):
Uffz Walter Remishke, pilot,
Lt Luther von Bruning, observer,
Fw Herbert Panzlaff, wireless operator,
Fw Herbert Peterson, engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Amble

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+??
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast on a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the crew of an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the Druridge Bay, south of Amble. All four crew members were rescued while the aircraft was lost.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Tynemouth

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+??
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast on a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine was shot down by the crew of an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the sea 15 miles east of Tynemouth. All four crew from the 26th Squadron were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1940 at 2015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5J+HN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Diepholz - Diepholz
MSN:
1552
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Six minutes after takeoff from Diepholz Airport, while climbing at night, the airplane went out of control and crashed near the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Johann Müller, pilot,
Oblt Max Graf Draganski, observer,
Fw Friedrich Züfle, radio operator,
Uffz Fritz Steinecke, flight engineer.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H2 off Coquet Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+KM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Westerland - Westerland
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising off the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the sea some 8 km east of Coquet Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (4th Squadron):
Fw Helmut Höfer, pilot,
Uffz Richard Feist, observer,
Ogfr Albert Hain, wireless operator,
Gfr Werner Korsinsky, engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF Hurricane.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H in Osnabrück

Date & Time: Jan 21, 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:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed and was damaged beyond repair. All four crew members evacuated safely.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1940 at 1315 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T5+UH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5542
Country:
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 high-level photo-reconnaissance mission of the Firth of Forth and the Clyde. While approaching the Scottish coast at an altitude of 20,000 feet, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 100 km east of Aberdeen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Schneider, pilot,
Lt Johann Fokuhl, observer,
Uffz Heinz Hartwig, flight engineer,
Uffz Otto Schäfer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.