Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Tidbury Green: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 9, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
G1+EM
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to Birmingham. Approaching the city from the south, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Tidbury Green. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Johannes Speck, †
Fw Fritz Muhn, †
Fw Siegfried Rühle, †
Fw Rudolf Budde.
Crew:
Oblt Johannes Speck, †
Fw Fritz Muhn, †
Fw Siegfried Rühle, †
Fw Rudolf Budde.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
