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Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 14, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dijon - Dijon
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, aircraft went out of control and crashed in Fond Grimaud, near Poleymieux-au-Mont-d’Or, north of Lyon. All five crew from the 55th Bombing Squadron based in Dijon were killed.
Crew:
Fritz Morhardt,
Helmut Stierle,
Franz Weinekötter,
Albert Schönecker,
Wolfgang Leitzger.
Crew:
Fritz Morhardt,
Helmut Stierle,
Franz Weinekötter,
Albert Schönecker,
Wolfgang Leitzger.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-16 in Russia: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 4, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
1G+KR
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8459
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission on the east front, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed and was destroyed. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Andreas Wallner +3.
Crew:
Andreas Wallner +3.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-10 near Radom: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 19, 1943 at 0005 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NG+CG
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
5540
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Radom AFB on a local training flight. While cruising at night in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane contacted trees and crashed about 9 km north of Radom, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and three others were injured. At the time of the accident, the crew was on a blind flying course.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Reuss, instructor pilot, †
Uffz Konrad Romanczik, radio operator,
Uffz Emil Wosnik, mechanic, †
Uffz Helmut Gebauer, student pilot, †
Ogefr Karl-Heinz Sievert, student pilot, †
Gefr Gerhard Völkel, student radio operator,
Gefr Walter Back, student radio operator.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Reuss, instructor pilot, †
Uffz Konrad Romanczik, radio operator,
Uffz Emil Wosnik, mechanic, †
Uffz Helmut Gebauer, student pilot, †
Ogefr Karl-Heinz Sievert, student pilot, †
Gefr Gerhard Völkel, student radio operator,
Gefr Walter Back, student radio operator.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Nordsjøen
Date & Time:
Jan 29, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
1H+MH
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7685
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Nordsjøen. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Dietrich Jentsch, pilot,
Obfw Theodor Kock, observer,
Fw Horst Etzold, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Sachse, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Dietrich Jentsch, pilot,
Obfw Theodor Kock, observer,
Fw Horst Etzold, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Sachse, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-14 near Benghazi: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 9, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
6N+DR
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7949
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Benghazi while on an operation against the city. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Guenther Barett, pilot,
Uffz Peter Woerner, observer,
Uffz Franz Joba, radio operator,
Obfw Rudolf Mayer, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Guenther Barett, pilot,
Uffz Peter Woerner, observer,
Uffz Franz Joba, radio operator,
Obfw Rudolf Mayer, air gunner.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Pitomnik: 1 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 7, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2959
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Pitomnik Airport. The accident occurred in poor weather conditions. A crew was killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Heider, pilot,
Ogfr Johann Schönsteiner, flight engineer,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Haase, observer, †
Uffz Helmt Krämer, radio operator,
Gefr Helmut Lemke, air gunner.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Heider, pilot,
Ogfr Johann Schönsteiner, flight engineer,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Haase, observer, †
Uffz Helmt Krämer, radio operator,
Gefr Helmut Lemke, air gunner.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Pitomnik: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 7, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pitomnik - Novocherkassk
MSN:
4736
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Pitomnik Airfield, the airplane was shot down by the Soviet Flak and crashed. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was returning to base in Novocherkassk.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Fischer, pilot, †
Gefr Franz Grupp, Observer,
Uffz Oskar Kurt Waibel, radio operator, †
Uffz Josef Reindl, flight engineer.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Fischer, pilot, †
Gefr Franz Grupp, Observer,
Uffz Oskar Kurt Waibel, radio operator, †
Uffz Josef Reindl, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Novocherkassk: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 7, 1943
Operator:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4426
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Novocherkassk. Two crew were killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Lt Franz Valta, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Heiseler, flight engineer, †
Uffz Hans Dressler, radio operator,
Ogefr Gerhard Posselt, observer, †
Ogefr Fridolin Edeler, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Franz Valta, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Heiseler, flight engineer, †
Uffz Hans Dressler, radio operator,
Ogefr Gerhard Posselt, observer, †
Ogefr Fridolin Edeler, air gunner.
