Heinkel He.111 | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off St Annes Head, Pembrokeshire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ludwig Rebensdorf, pilot,
Uffz Georg Petereit, observer,
Uffz Michael Franck, radio operator,
Fw Werner Fritzsche, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Smethwick: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 0140 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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1G+KM

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The airplane departed Dinard-Pleurtuit Airport on an operation to Birmingham. Approaching the target area at night, it was shot down by the crew of a Boulton & Paul Defiant and crashed at Hales Lane, Smethwick, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW. Seven people on the ground were killed.
Crew:
Fw Rudolf Muller, pilot,
Fw Egon Grolig, navigator, †
Fw Werner Strecke,
Uffz Helmut Hacke, flight engineer. †
Those killed on the ground were:
Amy Hanson,
Doreen Hanson,
Alfred Smart,
Malcolm Smart,
Doris Smart,
Albert Smart,
Brian Smart.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 off Worthing: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941 at 0037 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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G1+HK

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Dreux - Dreux

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2976

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The airplane departed Dreux on an operation to England. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Worthing. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw H. K. Schwiering, pilot,
Fw W. Ehrlich, observer,
Fw W. Letzius, radio operator,
Fw E. Nottmeier, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 on Lundy Island: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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1G+FL

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed on Lundy Island. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Laval: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941 at 1130 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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Vannes - Dijon

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The airplane was transferred from Vannes to Dijon-Longvic AFB when it crashed in unknown circumstances near Laval. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Reinhold Wiessner, pilot, †
Ofw Erich Kraft, mechanic, †
Fw Karl Schray, radio operator,
Uffz Alfred Schnülgen, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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1G+??

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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3697

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Crashed for unknown reasons at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was seriously injured.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Kukoreit, pilot, †
Gefr Wilhelm Kabey, observer, †
Fw Arno Bönicke, radio operator,
Uffz Willi Rosenberg, mechanic, †
Ogefr Friedrich Neuhoff, air gunner. †

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Leeuwarden

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1941 at 0054 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+??

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Takeoff (climb)

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden

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5711

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Shortly after a night takeoff from Leeuwarden Airport, the bomber crashed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz K. Bernhard, pilot,
Oblt H. Nottelmann, observer,
Ogfr G. Romeike, radio operator +1.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Märkisch Friedland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

1359

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1936

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Mirosławiec

West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

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Poland

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Europe

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Märkisch Friedland (now Mirosławiec), Poland. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hans Tschann, pilot,
Obfhr Ernst Mitzka, observer,
Gefr Fritz Zühlke, radio operator,
Uffz Thedor Flegel, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1941

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Heinkel He.111

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Vertou, some 8 km southeast of Nantes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Freudenberger, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Carl, observer,
Gefr Wilhelm Sturz, radio operator,
Uffz Johann Brühl, mechanic.