Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-14 near Benghazi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6N+DR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7949
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Pitomnik: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2959
Country:
Region:
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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Pitomnik: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pitomnik - Novocherkassk
MSN:
4736
Country:
Region:
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.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Novocherkassk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4426
Country:
Region:
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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Idritsa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 2, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A1+CK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7186
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed 6 km northwest of Idritsa. Four crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Lt Ernst König, pilot, †
Uffz Erwin Wieczorek, observer, †
Ofw Siegfried Schütt, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Müller, mechanic, †
Uffz Alfred Abel, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Polotsk

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3538
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After being shot down by the German Flak, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed near Polotsk. A crew member was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Georg Kapfhammer, radio operator +3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 off Grosseto: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A8+CK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4585
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Grosseto. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Eberhard Katsch, pilot,
Uffz Karl Geiselmann, observer,
Gefr Paul Barabasch, radio operator,
Obgfr Albert Minne, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 into the Barents Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7596
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Barents Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Karl Heinz Schmitt, pilot,
Ogefr Helmut Waldschmit, observer,
Ogefr Karl Ulrich Thode, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Schwenke, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-10 in Słupica: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1942 at 1920 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RH+NF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2705
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Radom AFB. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane suffered a left engine failure, went out of control and crashed in Słupica, some 13 km east of the airbase. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Fw Alexander Mayr, pilot, †
Ogfr Karl Paul, radio operator, †
Uffz Arno Hoffmann, mechanic, †
Gefr Rupert Portenkirchner, cadet, †
Gefr Günther Madre, cadet, †
Uffz Kurt Preusser, cadet,
Obflt Gert Mensenkampf. †
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-5 in Bieliny: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1942 at 1203 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VG+FD
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2516
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Radom AFB on a training flight on behalf of the 7th Blind Flying School. While flying in poor weather conditions, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Bieliny, about 63 km south southwest of Radom AFB. The airplane was destroyed and all seven crew members were killed. At the time of the accident, the sky was completely covered by clouds (10/10) with a cloud base at 100-300 metres above ground.
Crew:
Fw Josef Kothbauer, pilot,
Uffz Peter Zehrer, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Wenz, mechanic,
Fw Horst Hüskes, air gunner,
Uffz Heinrich Hüfe, air gunner,
Uffz Günther Pilippsen, air gunner,
Gefr Johann Meier, air gunner.