Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 near Chester
Date & Time:
Aug 14, 1940 at 2157 LT
Operator:
Registration:
1G+FS
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rennes - Rennes
MSN:
2624
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Rennes at 1915LT on a weather reconnaissance mission over the Bristol Channel. While cruising over the area of Chester, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crash landed in a field located in Border House Farm. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 27):
Oblt Artur Wiesemann,
Fw Heinrich Rödder,
Uffz Walter Schaum,
Uffz Ullmann,
Uffz Heinz Köchy.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 27):
Oblt Artur Wiesemann,
Fw Heinrich Rödder,
Uffz Walter Schaum,
Uffz Ullmann,
Uffz Heinz Köchy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
