Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Mt Jizerské: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Lille - Grójec
MSN:
2127
Location:
Mt Jizerské
Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Lille Airport to deliver equipment at Grójec-Słomczyn Airfield located south of Warsaw. While cruising in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Jizerské located northeast of Liberec. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hayo Müller,
Fw Hans Abe,
Fw Adolf Schormann,
Uffz Peter Jenissen,
Uffz Fritz Schumacher.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J on Mt Jizerské: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
DD+BT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
5050
Location:
Mt Jizerské
Liberec Region (Liberecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in bad weather conditions, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in hilly terrain in Mt Jizerské. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul Reuter, pilot,
Gefr Walter Sauer, radio operator,
Lt Paul Schulz, observer,
Uffz Simon Wagner, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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