Crash of a Heinkel He.111 off Kapelle: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 17, 1940 at 0530 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5J+??
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed into the sea off Kapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz W. Feller, pilot,
Ofw O. Geitz, observer,
Ogfr H. Schöning, radio operator,
Gfr G. Kunze, mechanic.
Crew:
Uffz W. Feller, pilot,
Ofw O. Geitz, observer,
Ogfr H. Schöning, radio operator,
Gfr G. Kunze, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a French fighter.
