Incident Heinkel He 111H-3 3935,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 216310
 
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Date:Wednesday 11 September 1940
Time:16:00
Type:Silhouette image of generic H111 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Heinkel He 111H-3
Owner/operator:5./KG 26 Luftwaffe
Registration: 3935
MSN: 1H+FN
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:London -   United Kingdom
Phase: Combat
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Gilze-Rijen airbase (NL)
Destination airport:Gilze-Rijen airfield
Narrative:
East of London at 16:00 when He 111H-3 1H+FN (WNr. 3935) of II Gruppe, 5 Staffeln, KG 26 was 40% damaged but returned to base at Gilze-Rijen and crashed

Sources:

The above info is from https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/revell-1-72-heinkel-he-111h-of-kampfgeschwader-26-battle-of-britain-group-build.25821/, AND from the EoE Luft Loss DB that shows: Sept 11, 1940: 5./KG26 Heinkel He111H-3 (3935)[.] Returned damaged by fighters during sortie over London[.] Crew all unhurt[.] Aircraft 1H+FN 40% damaged but repairable[.], AND from http://surfcity.kund.dalnet.se/commonwealth_parnall.htm also shows the same and has sources at the bottom, AND from http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/archive/index.php?t-30551.html also repeats the info.

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
16-Oct-2018 13:46 Idflieg Added
09-Dec-2019 10:56 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator]
18-Sep-2020 08:03 TigerTimon Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Other fatalities]

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