Crash of a Douglas C-47B-30-DK Dakota C.4 in Uetersen

Date & Time: Dec 20, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
KN439
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
16121/32869
YOM:
1945
Location:
Uetersen
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Uetersen in poor weather conditions, the left engine failed. The pilot lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in flames in a field short of runway threshold. All occupants were injured, the copilot more seriously. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine on final approach.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Uetersen: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941 at 0136 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5055
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
1767
YOM:
1940
Location:
Uetersen
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2220LT on June 27 on an operation to Bremen. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Uetersen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony George Rickford, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Stuart Thomson, pilot,
Sgt George Leslie Gane, observer,
F/Sgt Ronald Gibson Jones, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Leonard Hird, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Niederhaverbeck: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Fassberg - Uetersen
MSN:
3091
Location:
Niederhaverbeck
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Fassberg on a flight to Uetersen when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Niederhaverbeck, some 45 km south of Hamburg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Nikolaus Knob, pilot,
Lt Ernst Krückerberg, observer,
Uffz Heinz Kirchübel, radio operator,
Uffz Erich Wagner, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J at Uetersen AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1940 at 0317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
M7+HL
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Uetersen - Uetersen
MSN:
5163
Location:
Uetersen
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Uetersen Airfield, while climbing to a height of 20 metres, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hermann Kasch, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Münster, observer,
Ofw Alfred Hubrich, radio operator,
Uffz Adolf Härtl, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H in Uetersen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939 at 0540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Uetersen - Uetersen
MSN:
2709
Location:
Uetersen
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after a night takeoff from Uetersen, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed south of the airfield, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
FF Uffz Walter Kunze,
B Lt Hans Schierholz,
Bf Uffz Max Strohschein,
Bs Ogfr Günther Vogt.
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