This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Wednesday 11 September 1940 |
| Time: | afternoon |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H |
| Owner/operator: | Stab II./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | 1H+BC, grüne B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | English Channel off Hastings; East Sussex, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gilze-Rijen airfield, the Netherlands |
| Feindflug (operational sortie) - London |
The aircraft was shot down by RAF Hurricane fighter aircraft.
- Fw. H. Gutacker / missing in action
Beobachter Lt. E. Wesemann / missing in action
- Uffz. E. Meusel / Ysselsteyn cemetery (Limburg, the Netherlands); grave BF-4-80 / washed ashore near Haamstede (Zeeland) 29 September
- Fw. H. Giess / missing in action
Sources:
https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/rs.php?aircraft=&sglo=T0843D&date=&location=&pn=&unit=&name=&cemetry=&airforce=&target=&area=&airfield=
GQM (#3-4); Schmidt, KG26, page 350; BoB T&N, page 638
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Sep-2020 08:10 | TigerTimon | Added |
| 18-Sep-2020 08:10 | TigerTimon | Updated [Departure airport, ] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation