Crash of a Heinkel He.111 near Rauschenberg: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 13, 1939 at 1400 LT
Operator:
Registration:
42+A20
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Giessen – Fritzlar
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Giessen to Fritzlar, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls when the twin engine aircraft crashed in the Burgholzer forest located near the village of Rauschenberg. All three crewmen were killed.
