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Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Litice

Date & Time: May 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
??+NO
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4033
Location:
Litice
Plzeň Region (Plzeňský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission when an apparent fuel exhaustion forced the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in an open field located in Litice, southwest of Plzeň. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers JU.,52/mte near Pec pod Sněžkou: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
DE+IH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Postal (mail)
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
6670
YOM:
1940
Location:
Pec pod Sněžkou
Hradec Králové Region (Královéhradecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a mail flight on behalf of the Kurierstaffel 110 when it crashed in hilly terrain near Petzer (now Pec pod Sněžkou). Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Fw Hilbig, pilot, †
Gefr Ernst Beins, radio operator, †
Fw Herman Schulze1, radio operator, †
Uffz Otto Fritsche, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Prague: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
VB+KP
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
5520
YOM:
1936
Location:
Prague-Ruzyne
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise at Prague-Ruzyne Airport. While on approach in poor visibility due to snow falls, the airplane impacted ground and crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fhr Richard Obermayer, pilot,
Gefr Georg Helmut Schramm,
Gefr Helmut Steuerwald,
Gefr Hans Maas.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 near Lake Plešné: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
CU+NI
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3028
YOM:
1940
Location:
Lake Plešné
South Bohemian Region (Jihočeský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane was completing a night training mission with seven crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, it impacted ground and crashed in a wooded area located near Lake Plešné. The aircraft was destroyed and all seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Wiener +6.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17E in Strachoňovice: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
CE+AQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2119
Location:
Strachoňovice
Vysočina Region (Vysočina)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located in Strachoňovice. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Prague

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
KV+AG
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prague - Prague
MSN:
4018
YOM:
1940
Location:
Prague-Ruzyne
Prague (Hlavní mesto Praha)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Prague-Ruzyne Airport. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the pilot-in-command lost control of the airplane that impacted the ground and crashed in a field located near the airport. The airplane was destroyed and both occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Loss of control caused by a pilot error.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Rožnov pod Radhoštěm: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1940 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
BA+NG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
2430
Location:
Rožnov pod Radhoštěm
Zlín Region (Zlínský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
In unclear circumstances, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain north of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Walter Höhm, pilot,
Gefr Hermann Kastner, bomb aimer,
Gefr Rudolf Pyka, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Engel, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Jakubovice: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jakubovice
Olomouc Region (Olomoucký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying at a too low altitude, the airplane struck the ground and crashed in a field located in Jakobuvice. Two crew members were seriously injured and two others were killed. Few hours later, both survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
1st Lt Ziegler,
Maj Jopp,
Cpl Hofmann,
Cpl Hollack.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Strážek: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Strážek
Vysočina Region (Vysočina)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located near Strážek. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Rudolf Dölitsch,
Uffz Fritz Horst +4.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Chlum u Třeboně: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linz - Linz
Location:
Chlum u Třeboně
South Bohemian Region (Jihočeský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed Linz-Hörsching Airport on a training exercise. En route, one of the engine caught fire and the pilot bailed out when the airplane crashed shortly later in a wooded area located one km northwest of Chlum u Třeboně, bursting into flames. The pilot was killed as well as both other crew members.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.
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