Lüneburg - Lüneburg

On October 8, 1939 at 05:05 PM, Lüneburg - Lüneburg experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.111, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Fanø Island Syddanmark.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. The twin engine aircraft left Lüneburg at 1130LT for an anti submarine patrol flight over the North Sea. While flying along the Danish coast, the left engine failed, followed shortly later by the right engine. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing on the Fanø Island. On final, the aircraft hit telephone wires and tree tops before crashing in a wooded area. While all four crew members were slightly injured, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. Crew: Master sergeant Hans Immel, pilot, Lieutnant Werner Wanderer, wireless operator, Corporal Kurt Büchner, navigator, Under Officer Anton Brunner, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1H+LM.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.4065°, 8.4246°.