Bordeaux - Bordeaux

On July 19, 1940 at 11:55 PM, Bordeaux - Bordeaux experienced a crash involving Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Hartlepool Durham.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 66.7%.

Crew on board: 6, 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 involved in a mine laying mission. While approaching the British coast by night, the four engine aircraft was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea off Crimdon. Four crew were killed while two others were rescued. Crew (1./KG 40): Fw Herbert Külken, pilot, Fw Karl Nicolai, wireless operator, Fw Willi Meyer, mechanic, † Hptm Roman Stesszyn, observer, † Gefr Silverius Zaunig, air gunner, † Gefr J. Perl, gunner. †

Aircraft reference details include registration F8+EH.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.7503°, -1.4311°.