Jever AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route, the crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing due to a fuel exhaustion. The twin engine aircraft crash landed 8 km northwest of Jever AFB. All four crew members were uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near Jever AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 2120 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 679 Manchester

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L7309

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Bottesford - Bottesford

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The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 1709LT on an operation to Hamburg. While approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft crash landed near Jever AFB and was damaged beyond repair. Five crew members were injured and a sixth was killed.
Crew (207th Squadron):
Sgt James Wilfred Cadman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Geoffrey Ernest Allen,
Sgt Emmanuel George Robert Bestel,
F/O Gerald Bryan Dawkins,
F/Lt Patrick James Edwards,
Sgt John Mercer.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Jever AFB

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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P4344

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Hemswell - Hemswell

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The airplane departed RAF Hemswell on a raid over Germany. It was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed near Jever AFB. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Richard Bonson,
P/O Kenneth Jones,
Sgt George Anthony Wright,
Sgt D. D. Cain.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Jever AFB: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1940 at 0220 LT

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R3236

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Flight

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Bombing

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Feltwell - Feltwell

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The airplane departed RAF Feltwell on July 6 on a bombing mission over Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the Jever AFB. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Douglas Weatherall Lindsay, pilot,
P/O Ralph Alan Anthony Ball, pilot,
Sgt Alexander Aitken, observer,
Sgt John Henry Waterfall, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Alexander Glen, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Wilhelmshaven: 9 killed

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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WL-AGZG

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Kiel - Jever

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1304

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1935

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En route from Kiel to Jever and while approaching Wilhelmshaven, the three engine airplane was mistakenly shot down by Flak from the ship 'Admiral Sheer' and crashed. All nine occupants were killed.
Crew:
FF Kutschbach,
Bf Erwin Preuss,
Bw Baasch.
Passengers:
Cpt Günther Klünder,
Dr. Erhard K. A. Böhm,
Dr. Brinkmann,
Ofw Brammer,
St Fkmt Willi Becker,
Mr. Rohde.

Probable cause:

Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.