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Crash of a Heinkel He.111E-1 at Soesterberg AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941 at 2146 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
CK+AX
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Soesterberg – Soesterberg
MSN:
0032
Location:
Soesterberg AFB
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber departed Soesterberg AFB on an operation to England when it crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt R. A. Newes, pilot,
Gefr M. B. Hunger, radio operator,
Gefr F. J. Hielscher, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111B in Kal: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
DA+BA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
1162
YOM:
1936
Location:
Kal
Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Prague-Kbely Airport on a training exercise. En route, the crew encountered technical problems and the pilot was apparently attempting an emergency landing when the airplane impacted trees and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111B in Racibórz

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1892
Location:
Racibórz
Silesian Voivodeship (Śląskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Markowitz (now Racibórz), Poland. The pilot Fw Johannes Meyer was injured.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 of the Isle of Arz

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
RK+??
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5661
Location:
Isle of Arz
Morbihan
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off the Isle of Arz, in the Gulf of Morbihan, south of Vannes. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Obst Martin Harlinghausen,
Fw Friedrich Doucha,
Ofw August Sichelschmidt.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Grube: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
VG+EF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4072
Location:
Grube
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Grube, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Karl Gottschalk, pilot,
Gefr Adolf Rudolf Blaut, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Bartsch, observer,
Oblt Helmut Limpert, observer,
Uffz Willi Pfisterer, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Geervliet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3906
Location:
Geervliet
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While returning to base following an operation to Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Geervliet. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H. Weische, pilot,
Fw H. Straden, observer,
Ofw P. Rohwedder, radio operator,
Uffz G. Fischer, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Palma de Mallorca

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
25-9
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Palma de Mallorca
Balearic Islands
Country:
Spain
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On final approach to Palma de Mallorca Airport, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed. A crew was killed.
Probable cause:
Failure of the right engine on final approach.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Jetřichovice: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
4436
YOM:
1941
Location:
Jetřichovice
Ústí nad Labem Region (Ústecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a rocky mountain located northeast of Jetřichovice and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Emil Samorski,
Fw Helmut Hertal,
Uffz August Moormann,
Uffz Bernhard Friedrich.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Tomášov: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
4437
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tomášov
Ústí nad Labem Region (Ústecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located north of the village of Tomášov. The entire crew was killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111B-2 in Parow

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1040
YOM:
1936
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew as forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in a field in Parow and was destroyed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Jakob Frings, pilot,
Gefr Walter Mielke, air gunner.
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