Crash of a Heinkel He.111P at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+?M
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
Location:
Soesterberg AFB
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Soesterberg AFB when it was shot down and crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt A. Bohnenkamp,
Uffz H. Heimsath,
Hauptgefr W. Mittelhäuser,
Obergefr W. Römer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire. Possible in-flight collision with a second He.111.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+?M
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
Location:
Soesterberg AFB
Utrecht
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Soesterberg AFB when it was shot down and crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oberlt P. von zu Mühlen,
Uffz P. Kirsch,
Ogefr W. Dreyer,
Gefr E. King.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire. Possible in-flight collision with a second He.111.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Sint-Annapolder: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+DA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
MSN:
2909
Location:
Sint-Annapolder
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a night bombing mission over the Netherlands, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Dutch fighter and crash landed in a field. Four crew members were rescued and became PoW while a fifth was killed.
Crew:
Ofw O. Hlubek, pilot,
Oberst M. Fiebig, observer,
Oblt K. Born, observer,
Ofw O. Blank, mechanic,
Ofw E. R. Frotscher, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Dutch fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-4 in Rosmalen

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+JN
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
Location:
Rosmalen
North Brabant
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night bombing mission over Netherlands, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Dutch fighter and crash landed in a field. All four crew members were rescued, among them one was seriously injured.
Crew:
Uffz H. Zitzmann,
Uffz G. Klenk,
Uffz W. Wiebke,
Gefr R. Schlegel.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Dutch fighter.
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