Landsberg - Landsberg

On May 10, 1940 at 05:00 AM, Landsberg - Landsberg experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.111, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Charvieu-Chavagneux Isère.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was performing a reconnaissance flight in the area of Lyon, France. While cruising by night, the twin engine aircraft was hit by Flak. Crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out. Without pilot, the aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in an open field located in Charvieu-Chavagneux. All crew members survived but were taken POW.

Aircraft reference details include registration KS+DS.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 45.7383°, 5.1545°.