Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1B+EH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5555
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a weather operation along the Norwegian coast when it suffered an engine failure and crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Johann Marthe, pilot,
Reg Rat Frank Weiland, meteorologist,
Fw Walter Zink, radio operator,
Ofw Alfons Müller, flying engineer.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+HL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3738
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the North Sea somewhere between Norway and the Faroe Islands. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Arnold Schlosser, pilot,
Gefr Walter Hofmann, observer,
Gefr Erich Bergen, radio operator,
Gefr Ernst Berger, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Veulen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1941 at 1700 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4+NW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Münster
MSN:
5435
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a transit flight to Münster-Handorf Airport, the crew encountered icing conditions when the airplane went out of control and crashed in Veulen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt J. Stürzer, pilot,
Ogfr H. Strodl, bomb aimer,
Gfr E. Günther, radio operator,
Ogfr H. Kadner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Velen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4+??
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Münster
MSN:
2735
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a transit flight to Münster-Handorf Airport, the crew encountered icing conditions when the airplane went out of control and crashed in Velen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Günter Vahl, pilot,
Uffz Günter Öchsle, bomb aimer,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Rossick, radio operator,
Gefr Fritz Neu, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Autremencourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3307
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Laon-Chambry AFB when it collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 that was approaching the same airbase. Both airplanes crashed in Autremencourt, about 13 km northeast of the airfield. All eight occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Jürgen Kübel, pilot,
Ogfr Karl Fücker, observer,
Gefr Leopold Breier, radio operator,
Ogfr Hermann Janicke, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Autremencourt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 18, 1941 at 1440 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2892
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was approaching Laon-Chambry AFB when it collided with a second Luftwaffe He.111 that was approaching the same airbase. Both airplanes crashed in Autremencourt, about 13 km northeast of the airfield. All eight occupants in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Weyharer, pilot,
Ogfr Erich Weikert, observer,
Gefr Sepp Rampf, radio operator,
Ogfr Willi Gaul, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Morlaix: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5599
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Morlaix Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Friedrich Robert W. Bonsack, pilot,
Uffz Gerhard Gawlik, observer,
Ogefr Otto Wittig, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinz Schröter, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parow

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
5417
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed at Parow Airport following a pilot error. There were no casualties among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Wrocław: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Chaplinka - Berlin
MSN:
4513
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was on his way from Chaplinka, in the region of Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, to Berlin, to attend the funeral of the German aviator and aircraft engineer and manufacturer Ernst Udet who passed away (committed suicide) on November 17. En route, the left engine failed and the pilot decided to divert to Wrocław (Breslau) Airport. On approach, the right engine failed as well. The aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. Two crew members were rescued while three others were killed, among them Colonel Werner Mölders and Lieutenant Georg Kolbe.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111A in Plougastel

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VA+CX
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2421
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Plougastel, injuring two crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Fritz Hasel,
Uffz Ernst Feller.