Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Chlum u Třeboně: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 19, 1940
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Linz - Linz
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Linz-Hörsching Airport on a training exercise. En route, one of the engine caught fire and the pilot bailed out when the airplane crashed shortly later in a wooded area located one km northwest of Chlum u Třeboně, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed as well as both other crew members.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.
