Crash of a Heinkel He.111H in Lignières: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 1, 1940 at 1620 LT
Operator:
Registration:
A1+DM
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2775
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a bombing mission over Rives, in France. While returning to its base in Germany and overflying Switzerland, it was shot down by the pilot of a Swiss fighter and crashed in a wooded area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Nös, pilot,
Sgt Hans Kaltenbach, observer,
Pvt Otto Müller,
Cpl Emil Heimann, mechanic,
Engelbert Plötz, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt Alfred Nös, pilot,
Sgt Hans Kaltenbach, observer,
Pvt Otto Müller,
Cpl Emil Heimann, mechanic,
Engelbert Plötz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Swiss fighter.
