Schleswig - Schleswig

On February 3, 1940 at 12:00 AM, Schleswig - Schleswig experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.111, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Europe, United Kingdom.

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, 2 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 50.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While cruising off the British coast on a reconnaissance mission, the aircraft was attacked by the crew of a RAF Hawker Hurricane. The pilot attempted to divert to the nearest airfield but on approach, the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field. Two crewmen were killed while two others were injured. Crew (26th Squadron): Fw Herman Wilms, pilot, Uffz Karl Missy, wireless operator, Uffz Rudolf Leuschake, observer, † Uffz Johann Meyer, engineer. †

Aircraft reference details include registration 1H+FM, MSN 3232.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.5960°, -1.7615°.