Schleswig - Schleswig

On February 27, 1940 at 12:30 PM, Schleswig - Schleswig experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.111, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Saint Abbs Berwickshire.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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 terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. While cruising off the British coast on a reconnaissance mission on behalf of the 26th Squadron based in Schleswig, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter. The crew attempted to make an emergency landing but with both engines on fire, the aircraft lost height and crashed into the sea some 7 miles off shore. All four crew were rescued. Crew (26th Squadron): Oblt Heinrich, Fw Henrici, Uffz Jonas, Uffz Weinert.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1H+AK.