Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 in Sitasjaure Lake
Date & Time:
May 15, 1940 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
1H+DN
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
6830
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a bombing mission of the Narvik harbor. En route, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and the crew ditched the aircraft into the Sitasjaure Lake, Sweden. All three occupants were rescued and became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a RAF fighter.
