ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22342
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| Date: | Saturday 3 February 1940 |
| Time: | 09:40 |
| Type: |  Heinkel He 111H-3 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Staffel II./KG 26 Luftwaffe |
| Registration: | 1H+FM |
| MSN: | 3232 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bannial Flatt Farm near Whitby, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
He111H-3 '1H+FM' of 4 Staffel II/KG 26 Schleswig: The aircraft was the first German aircraft to crash in England, shot down by 33178 Flt Lt Peter W Townsend, Flying Officer `Tiger' Folkes & 45010 Sgt Herbert James 'Uncle' Hallowes of 43 Sqn, RAF Acklington at 09:40 hrs in Hurricanes L2116, L1723 FT-N & L1847 FT-J. Aircraft crash landed at Bannial Flatt Farm near Whitby, North Yorkshire.
Two of the four crew survived:
Fw Herman Wilms pilot, POW
Uffz Karl Missy wireless operator, POW, seriously injured
Uffz Rudolf Leuschake observer, killed
Uffz Johann Meyer gunner/mechanic, killed
Fw H. Wilms was captured, Uffz K. Missy lost his right leg and had other serious injuries was also captured, but his injuries were so serious that they led to him being repatriated to Germany in an exchange of POWs in October 1943. The two other crew members, Uffz R. Leuschake and Uffz J. Meyer were killed. The two surviving crew set fire to the aircraft, but it was put out and captured damaged.
Later the Squadron buried Rudolph Leuschake and Johann Meyer at Catterick. On their wreath, a simple message - 'From 43 Squadron, with sympathy'. They were re-interred post-war in the Germany Military Cemetery at Cannock Chase, Staffordshire
Sources:
1. Page 232 of Peter Townsend's book "The Duel Of Eagles" gives the registration number of this aircraft as Wk nr 3232
2. http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/Inc/ISeq_02.html
3. http://www.ne-diary.bpears.org.uk/Bck/Firsts.html#FD154
4. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/40/1hfm.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Aug-2008 10:16 | Anon. | Added |
| 23-Jun-2009 07:25 | PHILABROWN | Updated |
| 09-Nov-2012 15:46 | Uli Elch | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Nov-2016 15:50 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2017 20:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2019 11:31 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 06-May-2023 17:11 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Operator]] |
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