Crash of a Heinkel He.111P at Soesterberg AFB: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 10, 1940 at 0440 LT
Operator:
Registration:
5J+?M
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fassberg - Fassberg
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.
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.
