Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 on Fair Isle: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jan 17, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
T5+EU
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oldenburg - Oldenburg
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Oldenburg on an operation to Shetland Islands. Over Fair Isle, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed. Two crew members were killed and three others were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Karl Heinz Thurz, pilot,
Fw Josef Wohlfahrt, wireless operator,
Uffz Bernard Luking, air gunner,
Wd/Insp Leo Gburek, †
Gefr Georg Nentwig. †
Crew:
Lt Karl Heinz Thurz, pilot,
Fw Josef Wohlfahrt, wireless operator,
Uffz Bernard Luking, air gunner,
Wd/Insp Leo Gburek, †
Gefr Georg Nentwig. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
