Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen

On June 26, 1940 at 05:00 PM, Wittmundhafen - Wittmundhafen 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 military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. The crew was performing a mission to Birmingham. While approaching the British coast by night, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF Spitfire and crashed into the mouth of the Humber, off Grimsby. All four crew members were killed. Crew (3. Staffel I/KG 4): Lt Helmut Furcht, pilot, Hptmn Heinz Schröder, observer, Ofw Martin Hartel, wireless operator, Fw Eugen Seitz, engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration 5J+BL.