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About an hour into the flight, the twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Spöck. Two crewmen were killed while a third was injured. Those killed were Uffz Kurt Eugen Keller and Ogfr Ewald Otto.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Sylt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1939

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Sylt Island, maybe following an engine failure. No trace of the aircraft nor the four crewmen was found.
Crew:
Lt Hans Hüsgen, pilot,
Fw Walter Stemmler, observer,
Fw Erwin Hasse, radio operator,
Uffz Erich Frank, flight engineer.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J off Dievenow

Date & Time: Dec 14, 1939

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West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

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5039

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Dziwnów

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Poland

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Europe

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Crashed into the sea shortly after takeoff from Divenow (now Dziwnów). The crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near the Bell Rock Lighthouse: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1939 at 1230 LT

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While approaching the British coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea near the Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the Tay Estuary. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Fick,
Uffz Heinz Zenger,
Uffz Franz Eggert,
Uffz Helmut Kaminski.

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Shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near the Bell Rock Lighthouse: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1939 at 1230 LT

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While approaching the British coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea near the Bell Rock Lighthouse, off the Tay Estuary. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Herbert Kolberg,
Fw Walter Stübke,
Lt Adalbert Lüneburg,
Uffz Heinz Käberich.

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Shot down by the pilot of an RAF Spitfire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H at Giebelstadt AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1939 at 1115 LT

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Giebelstadt - Giebelstadt

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After takeoff from Giebelstadt AFB, while in initial climb, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed, bursting into flames. Two crewmen were killed and two others were injured.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H in Uetersen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939 at 0540 LT

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Uetersen - Uetersen

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Uetersen, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed south of the airfield, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
FF Uffz Walter Kunze,
B Lt Hans Schierholz,
Bf Uffz Max Strohschein,
Bs Ogfr Günther Vogt.

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

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939 at 0935 LT

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While approaching the British coast, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane and crashed into the sea some 8 km off Amble. All four crew members were killed.

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Shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Torhout: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1939

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