Date & Time:
Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+MH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
7381
YOM:
1942
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed into the sea off Svalbard archipelago after being shot down by enemy fire while attacking the PQ 18 convoy. All four crew members were killed. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Mayer, pilot,
Ogefr Lidvig Ott, observer,
Ogefr Heinz Meier, radio operator,
Ogefr Alfons Müller, air gunner.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Mayer, pilot,
Ogefr Lidvig Ott, observer,
Ogefr Heinz Meier, radio operator,
Ogefr Alfons Müller, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
