Westerland - Westerland

On August 3, 1940 at 12:45 PM, Westerland - Westerland experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.111, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Redcar North Yorkshire.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river 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. While approaching the British coast on a combat mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft some 15 miles off Redcar. All five crew members were rescued while the aircraft sunk. Crew (Stab Staffel II/KG 26): Oberstlt Hans Hefele, pilot, Lt Rudolf Behnisch, pilot, Lt Georg Kempe, observer, Uffz Albert Weber, wireless operator, Uffz Alfred Bächle, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1H+AC.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 54.6179°, -1.0688°.