Heinkel He.111 crash, Sep 5, 1940 (5 killed), Sunderland...
Heinkel He.111 accident on September 5, 1940 near Sunderland Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot down by...
- Date: September 5, 1940
- Aircraft: Heinkel He.111
- Location: Sunderland Tyne and Wear, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by British anti aircraft fire.
A Heinkel He 111 of KG 4 was hit by British anti aircraft fire while flying over England at night on 5 September 1940. It crashed in flames in a residential street in Sunderland, killing all four crew and a woman in one of the houses.