Crash of a Heinkel He.111/P4 off Farne Islands: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 21, 1940 at 1212 LT
Registration:
L2+CS
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2694
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over Carlisle. When approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea some 10 miles off the Farne Islands. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.