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Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Widned: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G1+OP
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Avord - Avord
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Avord on an operation to England. It was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter and crashed on the Fisher and More High School. Two crew members were killed and three others became PoW. There were no casualties on the ground.
Crew:
Obfw Karl Single, pilot,
Hptm Wolfgang Berlin, observer,
Uffz Xavier Diem, radio operator,
Fw Leonhard Kutznik, mechanic, †
Fw Heinrich Ludwinski, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.