Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V near Jenkinstown: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1941 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AE577
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Baldonnel - Belfast
MSN:
414-3932
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane entered the Irish airspace at 0835LT and landed at Baldonnel-Casement Airport at 0924LT after the crew reported they were low on fuel. The crew were given food and rest then the airplane was unarmed and cleared to depart. It took off at 1320LT bound for Belfast-Aldergrove Airport. Flying to the north, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impacted a hill located near Jenkinstown, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Louis Romeo Dubuc, pilot,
Sgt Frederick James Goodwin, observer,
Samuel Raymond Kenny, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Carne: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4T+JH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5289
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed near Carne, southeast of Ireland. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Rudolf Peschmann, pilot,
Reg. Rat Herbert Rumpf, observer,
Uffz Alois Mittermeier, radio operator,
Ogfr Hubert Moderzewski, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Niebauer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Blessington: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941 at 0434 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD730
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2030LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base, it overflew the United Kingdom, crossed the Irish Sea and eventually crashed on a hillside near Blessington. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Kenneth Hill, pilot,
Sgt John Thompson Lamb, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Henry Erdwin, wireless operator.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY-2 Catalina near Glenade: 8 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM265
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Castle Archdale - Castle Archdale
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The floatplane departed RAF Castle Archdale in the evening of March 20 on a patrol mission with eight crew members on board. The following night, it crashed in a mountainous area located near Glenade. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
F/O Albert Edmund Whitworth, pilot,
P/O Harold Lewis Seward, pilot,
F/O Charles Peers Davidson, observer,
Sgt Henry Dunbar, mechanic,
Sgt Harry Harley Newbury, wireless operator,
AC1 Ronald Henry Oldfield,
Sgt Frederick Rodney Albert Chalk, air gunner,
Sgt Gordon Henry Slack, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Lauragh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1G+LS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1605
YOM:
1936
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was attacking fishing vessels south of the Irish coast when it was shot down by enemy fire and later crashed in Lauragh. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Arnold Putz, pilot,
Oblt Konrad Hafele,
Fw Werner Seegner,
Fw Friedrich Schultz.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in Derryfunshion: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1941 at 0825 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
0042
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed in hilly terrain in southwest Ireland, bursting into flames. A crew was seriously injured and five others were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Paul Gömmer, commander, †
Obfw Willi Dose, pilot, †
Obfw Werner Albrecht, flight engineer, †
Maj Erhard Ludwig Herrström, meteorologist, †
Obfw Max Mohaus, radio operator,
Fw Walter Clasen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
It is believed that the crew got lost in foggy conditions until the airplane impacted ground.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V on Glenard Hill: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1941 at 2130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4168
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Belfast - Belfast
MSN:
1861
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Belfast-Aldergrove Airport at 0923LT to search for tugs looking for bombed ships. While returning to base the following night, the crew got lost and abandoned the airplane that crashed on Glenard Hill, some 10 km east of Buncrana. Three crew members were killed after they parachuted in the Lough Foyle. Two others were interned.
Crew:
F/O Leslie John Ward,
P/O Edward Ian Croucher Johnson, pilot, †
Sgt James Edgar Hogg, †
Sgt George Victor Jefferson,
Sgt Lewis Greenwood. †
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVC off Lenankeel

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9415
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Belfast - Belfast
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber crash landed in the Loch Swilly off Lenankeel and was lost. All three crew members swam to the shore and were later interned.
Crew:
Sgt S. J. Hobbs,
Sgt H. W. Ricketts,
Sgt D. B. Newport.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138A-1 off Blasket Islands

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+CK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
381
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight off the Irish coast when it suffered an engine failure. The pilot ditched the airplane off the Blasket Islands and the airplane drifted until it crashed on rocks. The crew was rescued three days later and interned.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Krupp, pilot,
Oblt Konrad Neymeyr, observer,
Uffz Erwin Sack, radio operator,
Fw Hans Biegel, mechanic,
Ogefr Ernst Kalkowski, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-1 Condor off Clear Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+OK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed into the sea off Clear Island, maybe after being shot down by enemy fire while attacking a vessel. All six crew members were killed.