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While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed into the sea off Kapelle. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz W. Feller, pilot,
Ofw O. Geitz, observer,
Ogfr H. Schöning, radio operator,
Gfr G. Kunze, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Ellewoutsdijk: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 17, 1940 at 0530 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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5J+??

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Fassberg - Fassberg

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While on a night reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter and crashed. Three crew members were killed and a fourth bailed out and survived.
Crew:
Oblt W. Andersch, pilot,
Lt A. Bliesener, observer, †
Uffz H. Hirschelmann, radio operator, †
Ogfr G. Förster, flight engineer. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17P-1 in Magrette

Date & Time: May 16, 1940 at 1310 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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L2+GR

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Plain, Valley

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Düsseldorf - Düsseldorf

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The aircraft was engaged in a reconnaissance mission over the Dutch coast when it was shot down by the pilot of a French fighter. It crash landed near Magrette and was damaged beyond repair. All three crew members became PoW.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-2 off Scheldeoord: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 1510 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+?K

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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The airplane departed Schiphol Airport on a reconnaissance mission when it was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed on the Schelde River off Scheldeoord. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz L. Wengert, pilot, †
Ogfr J. Wunder, observer, †
Uffz M. Stampfer, radio operator, †
Flg A. Trinkl, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Sint-Kruis

Date & Time: May 15, 1940 at 1200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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L8856

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The airplane was hit by Flak over the target and the crew decided to evacuate the area and to return to his base. While flying outbound, the starboard propeller fell off. The pilot made an emergency landing near Sint-Kruis. All three crew members survived.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Sidney Reeve Harriman, pilot,
Sgt J. R. Stanford, observer,
LAC Moorhouse, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Sint-Kruis: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 14, 1940 at 0600 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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7A+BH

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Flight

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Shot down by the pilot of a French fighter while on a reconnaissance mission. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw R. Schnegotzki, pilot,
Oblt H. Spillmann, observer,
Uffz W. Collosseus, radio operator,
Uffz W. Gers, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a French fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Retranchement: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940 at 1030 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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7A+CH

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213

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Crashed in a field in Retranchement after being shot down by the pilot of an RAF Hurricane. A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Fw K. Denner, pilot, †
Lt E. Brüns, observer,
Uffz A. Steinbock, radio operator,
Gfr G. Damazyn, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Kapelle: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1940

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Heinkel He.111

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1G+?R

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In flight, the bomber collided with a French Air Force Potez 631 and crash landed in Kapelle. Uffz W. Hettich was killed and three others were injured.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Sluis: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1815 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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3B+?S

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Sluis. A crewman was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz A. Vogel, pilot,
Uffz P. Hentschel, observer,
Uffz W. Pomorin, radio operator,
Ogfr E. Luis, flight engineer. †

Crash of a Fokker T-V in Haamstede

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 1000 LT

Type of aircraft:

Fokker T-V

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858

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Vlissingen – Amsterdam

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En route from Vlissingen to Amsterdam, the airplane was mistakenly shot down by the Dutch Flak. The pilot made an emergency landing in Haamstede. All four crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by the Dutch Flak