Crash of a Heinkel He.111 on Mt Skjørestadfjellet: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 4, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+HK
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
3171
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to its base in Stavanger following a bombing mission over England. Approaching Sola Airport, it impacted the slope of Mt Skjørestadfjellet located 10 km east of the airport. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Middlesbrough

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+FS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea, some 30 miles east of Middlesbrough. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Fw Fritz Baldauf, pilot,
Lt Adolf Renner, observer,
Ogfr Wilhelm Rössinger, wireless operator,
Gefr Walter Lorenz, mechanic,
Uffz Christoph Schumann, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Cresswell

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off Cresswell. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Willi Zimmermann, pilot,
Oblt Rudolf Roch, observer,
Gefr Erwin Kulick, wireless operator,
Gefr Alwin Machalett, mechanic,
Flgr Ernst Henrichsen, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1300 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola to attack RAF Usworth near Sunderland. Approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off Sunderland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Hans von Lüpke, pilot,
Ofw Karl Hennicke, observer,
Uffz Max Knauer, wireless operator,
Uffz Karl Schlick, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Seaham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off County Durham. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26).
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Northumberland: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off the Northumberland county. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Horst von Besser, pilot,
Uffz Franz Brehem, observer,
Uffz Alfonz Rehm, wireless operator,
Uffz Eberhard Hofmann, mechanic,
Uffz Franz Reichelt, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Seaham: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off County Durham. All five crew members were killed.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Heinz Puschstein, pilot,
Lt Wolfgang Burck, observer,
Uffz Hans Karl Klug, wireless operator,
Uffz Hans Hoffmann, mechanic,
Uffz Karl Lotz, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Seaham

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+?S
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola Airport to attack RAF Usworth. Approaching the coast of County Durham, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Oblt Hermann Riedel, pilot,
Fw Willi Scholl, observer,
Fw Paul Süssenbach, wireless operator,
Ofw Karl Müller, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Newton Mulgrave Moor: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1940 at 1908 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7A+KH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola Airport on a photo reconnaissance mission over RAF Dishforth and Linton-on-Ouse. At an altitude of 18,000 feet over North Yorkshire, it was intercepted and attacked by a Spitfire and crash landed near the Scaling reservoir. A crew was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Otto Höfft, pilot,
Oblt Hans Marzusch, observer,
Lt Heinrich Meyer, mechanic, †
Fw Karl-Heinz Hacker, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Whitburn

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1940 at 1152 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+ER
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Stavanger on a bombing mission over Sunderland. After dumping its bombs, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire. The crew ditched the aircraft offshore. While the aircraft sank and was lost, all four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (7. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Otto Denner, pilot,
Fw Willi Haertel, observer,
Uffz Gustav Karkos, mechanic,
Uffz Fritz Feinekat, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.