Stavanger - Stavanger

On August 15, 1940 at 12:00 PM, Stavanger - Stavanger experienced a crash involving Heinkel He.111, operated by German Air Force - Deutsche Luftwaffe, with the event recorded near Northumberland Northumberland.

The flight was categorized as bombing 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. While approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off Northumberland. All four crew members were killed. Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26): Oblt Hans von Lüpke, pilot, Ofw Karl Hennicke, observer, Uffz Max Knauer, wireless operator, Uffz Karl Schlick, mechanic.

Aircraft reference details include registration 1H+?S.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.5030°, -0.0015°.