09 August 1940, Heinkel 111H-4, coded 5J+SH
Walter Hajesch, Wilhelm Mechsner, Gernot von Türckheim, Arthur Zeis |
The aircraft flew into the mountain a short way off the summit towards Eastman's Cairn and was burnt out while on a sortie from its base at Soesterberg in Holland. It is thought that the crew were tasked with dropping mines into the sea off Northern Ireland, as the aircraft had been carrying parachute mines. One of these had detonated when the aircraft crashed, or shortly afterwards, scattering pieces of wreckage across the mountainside. According to the RAF report only the tail and outer wings were unaffected. A second mine was discovered at the crash site, this had not gone off when the other exploded and was presumably de-activated before being removed from the hill.
See also "Peak District Air Accident Research"
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| Freiherr Gernot von Türkheim |
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23 November 1909, Esslingen
09 August 1940
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| Walter Hajesch |
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19 May 1919, Hermsdorf
09 August 1940
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| Wilhelm Mechsner |
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25 September 1917, Breslau (Wroclaw)
09 August 1940
23
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| Arthur Zeiss |
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27 November 1915, Wunsiedel
09 August 1940
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13 August 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-110C, coded 3U+?L
Wilhelm "Willi" Ebben and Karl Fuchs |
The crew of the 3 Staffel Zerstörergeschwader 26 died when their aircraft, a Messerschmitt Bf-110C, coded 3U-?L, was shot down by a Spitfire of 56 Squadron Royal Air Force, flown by Flying Officer Percy Weaver. They crashed at Warden Bay, Sheppey, Kent.
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| Wilhelm Ebben |
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11 January 1915, Oberhausen
13 August 1940
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| Karl Fuchs |
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23 May 1914
13 (16?) August 1940
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15 August 1940, Heinkel 115C, coded S4+BH
Rudolf Johannes Holfert and Paul Schroers |
A crew of the 1st Staffel Küstenfliegergruppe 506. They died when there aircraft, a Heinkel 115C, coded S4+BH, flew into a hillside at Faldiehill Farm, Panmure Estate, West Arbroath, Angus, Scotland. |
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| Rudolf Johannes Holfert |
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30 May 1912, Oberpesterwitz
15 August 1940
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Son of Paul and Hedwig Holfert, nee Schneider.
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| Paul Schroers |
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27 March 1915, Cologne
15 August 1940
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16 August 1940, Dornier 17Z-2, coded U5+LL
Johann Golob and Gerhard Reinicke |
The two soldiers belong to a crew of the 3rd Staffel Kampfgeschwader 2. They died on a mission against Hornchurch aerodrome when their aircraft was shot down by Hurricanes of 56 Squadron Royal Air Force, piloted by Pilot Officer Bryan John Wicks or Pilot Officer Frank Higginson. The aircraft crashed at Summerfield, near Staple, Kent.
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| Johann Golob |
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19 December 1914, Buer, Gelsenkirchen
16 August 1940
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| Gerhard Reinicke |
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12 October 1919, Leinbach, Leipzig
16 August 1940
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16 August 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-110C, coded A2+GL
Ernst Hollekamp and Richard Schurk |
Ernst Hollekamp, an Oberleutnant and pilot of the 6th Staffel Zerstörergeschwader 2, died when his aircraft was shot down by a Hurricane piloted by Flying Offcier Harold Nigel Egerton Salmon of 1 Squadron Royal Air Force. Although Oberleutnant Hollekamp managed to bail out but he was too low for his parachute to open and was killed when he landed on the roof of Hillbow School, Gaudick Road, Denton, Eastbourne, Sussex. He was posthumously promoted to Hauptmann.
The wireless operator/air gunner Richard Schurk also bailed out but landed in the sea and drowned. His body being washed ashore at Eastbourne on 4 September 1940.
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Richard Schurk |
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03 Juni 1909, Brilon, Hesse
16 August 1940
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01 May 1915
16 August 1940
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18 August 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-110C, coded 3U+AM
Heinz Jäckel |
Heinz Jäckel was an Unteroffizier and pilot of the 4th Staffel Zerstörergeschwader 26. He died when his aircraft was shot down and crashed at Leysdown, Kent.
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| Heinz Jäckel |
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29 December 1920, Hermsdorf
16 August 1940
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26 August 1940, Dornier 17Z-3, coded U5+GK
Siegfried Hertel |
Siegfried Hertel was an Oberleutnant and observer of the 2nd Staffel Kampfgeschwader 2. He died on a mission against Hornchurch aerodrome when his aircraft was attacked by Spitfires. The pilot subsequently making a successful forced landing south-east of Eastchurch, Kent.
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| Siegfried Hertel |
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28 September 1915, Ichtershausen, Thuringia
26 August 1940
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27 (24) August 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1
Herbert Möller |
Unteroffizier Herbert Möller was a pilot of the 2nd Staffel Lehrgeschwader 2. He died on a mission against Hornchurch aerodrome on 24 August 1940 when his aircraft hit the ground at Mackledons Farm, Bobbing, Kent, whilst he was trying to evade an attack by a Hurricane, piloted by Pilot Officer Kenneth John Marston of 56 Squadron Royal Air Force.
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05 May 1916, Krusenhagen
24 August 1940
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31 August 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-109E-1
Ludwig Hafer |
Oberleutnant Ludwig Hafer was a pilot of the I. Group Jagdgeschwader 26. He died when his aircraft was shot down by anti-aircraft fire.
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| Ludwig Hafer |
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24 December 1914, Hanover, Lower Saxony
31 August 1940
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02 September 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-109E-4
Günter Ruttkowski |
Leutnant Günter Ruttkowski was a pilot of the 1st Staffel Jagdgeschwader 51. He died when his aircarft was shot down by a Spitfire of 54 Squadron Royal Air Force and crashed at Nethersole Farm, Womenswold, Kent.
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| Günter Ruttkowski |
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20 July 1917, Danzig (Gdansk)
02 September 1940
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09 (07) September 1940, Messerschmitt Bf-110D-0, coded A2+NH
Hans Mescheder and Kurt Schünemann |
The crew belonged to the II. Group of Zerstörergeschwader 2. They died when their aircraft was attacked by fighters and crashed at Park Corner Farm, Hacton Lane, Upminster on 7 September 1940.
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| Hans Mescheder |
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28 March 1920, Gumbinnen, Kaliningrad
07 September 1940
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| Kurt Schünemann |
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10 July 1918, Berlin
07 September 1940
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15 September 1940,
Friedrich Grotzki and August Vogel |
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| Friedrich Grotzki |
August Vogel |
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28 March 1914, Berlin
15 September 1940
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02 April 1914, Essen
15 September 1940
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18 September 1940,
Hans Buschbeck, Paul Lesker and Otto Wahl |
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17 April 1917, Schwarzkollm
18 September 1940
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| Paul Lesker |
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30 August 1916, Hamburg
18 September 1940
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| Otto Wahl |
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26 February 1912, Berleburg
18 September 1940
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16 October 1940,
Konrad Gläser |
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06 June 1916, Werdau
16 October 1940
24
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28 October 1940,
Harald Hausdorf and Rudi Nitsch |
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| Harald Hausdorf |
Rudi Nitsch |
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22 May 1915, Chemnitz
28 October 1940
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11 February 1916
28 October 1940
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19 November 1940,
Albert von Schwerin, Hunno Philipps, Albert Leuchtenberg, Fritz Gundlack and
Heinz Gohler |
On 19 November 1940, bad weather reduced Luftwaffe activity around Great Britain but the very low cloud dissipated in the evening and many German bombers were over England between 1745 and 2330 hrs. That night the Luftwaffe launched the first major air raid against Birmingham, England’s most populous British city outside London. 439 bombers were sent to attack Birmingham (142 by Luftflotte 2 and 297 by Luftflotte 3) and of these 356 reported bombing the target (crews of Luftflotte 3 reported bombing hours from 1921 hrs to 0030 hrs on the 20th), 47 attacked alternative targets, 31 aborted and 5 did not return. A secondary attack was launched by 30 bombers on London: 2 aborted, but some of the bombers dispatched to Birmingham used London as alternative target, bringing to 37 the number of crews who attacked the city.
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| Albert von Schwerin |
Hunno Philipps |
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11 September 1904, Janow
19 November 1940
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04 Juni 1916
19 November 1940
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| Dr. Albert Leuchtenberg |
Fritz Gundlack |
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04 November 1907, Hagen
19 November 1940
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28 November 1912, Wargen, Fischhausen
19 November 1940
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| Heinz Gohler |
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15 September 1919, Berlin-Neukölln
19 November 1940
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