Date & Time:
Jun 29, 1940 at 0015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Approaching the British coast at night, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Hornsea. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a RAF fighter.
