Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-8 off Zennor: 5 killed
Date & Time:
May 27, 1941 at 2215 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G1+AM
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Chartres - Chartres
MSN:
3867
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Chartres on a reconnaissance mission. While flying over the Celtic Sea, it was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed some 2 km off Zennor. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Lorenz Kempel, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Nuglan, observer,
Fw Martin Goebel, flight engineer,
Fw Otto Stadel, radio operator,
Gfr Josef Wiederer, air gunner.
Crew:
Fw Lorenz Kempel, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Nuglan, observer,
Fw Martin Goebel, flight engineer,
Fw Otto Stadel, radio operator,
Gfr Josef Wiederer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British flighter.
