Heinkel He.111

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Site:

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Warmińsko-Mazurskie)

Schedule:

Kętrzyn - Berlin

MSN:

2108

Location:

Kętrzyn

Country:

Poland

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Shortly after takeoff from Rastenburg (now Kętrzyn) Airport, the pilot elected to return for unknown reasons. The airplane went out of control and crashed 500 metres from the airfield. All five occupants were killed, among them General Major Fritz Todt, Reich Minister for Armaments and Ammunition. He was flying back to Berlin following a meeting in Rastenburg with Adolf Hitler.
Crew:
Lt Albert Hotz, pilot,
Uffz August-Kurt Hauptmann, radio operator,
Ofw Karl Bäuerle, mechanic.
Passengers:
Gen Maj Dr. Fritz Todt,
Mr. Hellford, Todt's secretary.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 near Grottaglie: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1942 at 0508 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

1728

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Grottaglie Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Ernst-Alfred Domanski, pilot,
Gefr Ferdinand Dworak, radio operator,
Fw HAns Fiedler, mechanic,
Fw Otto Syfus, air gunner,
Uffz Gerhard Uhrig, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Parow: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1026 LT

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Training

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

Schedule:

Parow - Parow

MSN:

1673

Location:

Parow

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Country:

Germany

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Parow Airport with a crew of four on board. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, it collided with a Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe that was also completing a local training flight with four crew members on board. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located northeast of the airport. One crew was killed and three others were injured. The next day, one of the survivor died of injuries sustained and another one passed away on February 13. All four crew members on board Fw.58 were killed.
Crew:
Fw Walter Möbus, pilot, †
Ogfr Paul Kämmer, radio operator, †
Uffz Wolfgang Kohl, radio operator, †
Uffz Erich Meyer, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

1623

Location:

Stralsund

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Country:

Germany

Region:

Europe

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane collided with a German Air Force Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe and crashed in Stralsund. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Fw Walter Möbus, pilot, †
Ogefr Paul Kämmer, radio operator, †
Uffz Wolfgang Kohl, mechanic, †
Uffz Erich Meyer, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

MSN:

1588

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

Crashed in unknown circumstances in Haffkrug, about 20 km north of Lübeck. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 near Murmansk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

1H+AH

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

4251

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane failed to return to base following an operation in the area of Murmansk. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Josef Hintermayer, pilot,
Uffz Ludvig Leinweber, observer,
Gefr Hans Mayer, radio operator,
Ogfr Willi Wachowitz, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Heraklion: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

1H+FP

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

Site:

MSN:

3874

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Heraklion Airport. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Lt Horst Simon, pilot, †
Ogefr Johann Krause, observer,
Ogefr Walter Herrmann, radio operator, †
Ogefr Willi Bormann, flight engineer. †

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 near Murmansk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

1H+OH

Flight Phase:

Flight Type:

Survivors:

Site:

Plain, Valley

MSN:

4322

Location:

Country:

Region:

Crew on board:

Crew fatalities:

Pax on board:

Pax fatalities:

Other fatalities:

Total fatalities:

Circumstances:

While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by the British antiaircraft fire and crashed in the region of Murmansk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinrich Bolwin, pilot,
Uffz Emil Eberhard, observer,
Uffz Michael Schäble, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Richter, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 near Medyn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 22, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Operator:

Registration:

1T+CK

Flight Phase:

Flight Type: