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The crew departed RAF Wattisham at 1600LT on a raid over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O William Joseph Murphy, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Robert Ward, pilot,
AC2 Edward Pateman, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Wilhelmshaven: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

N6184

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Wattisham - Wattisham

MSN:

9283

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Wattisham at 1600LT on a raid over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the harbor. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt William Frank Barton, pilot,
F/O John Frederick Ross, navigator,
Cpl James Leslie Ricketts, wireless operator.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Wilhelmshaven: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

N6199

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Wattisham - Wattisham

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9298

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1939

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The crew departed RAF Wattisham at 1545LT on a raid over Wilhelmshaven. Approaching the target, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Henry Lovell Emden,
Sgt Stanley George Mckenna Otty,
Sgt Raymond Charles Grossey,
AC1 Ralph Evans.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D2 off Baltrum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.18

Operator:

Registration:

M2+JK

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

723

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1939

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The crew was completing a night maritime patrol flight when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Baltrum Island. All four dead bodied were found on beaches few days later.
Crew:
Obltn Georg Müssig,
Uffz Friedrich Römermann,
Uffz Martin Schubert,
Uffz Ludwig Utzmeier.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mte in Hanover: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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D-AFOP

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Berlin – Hanover – Cologne – London

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5800

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1937

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Shortly after take off from Hanover Airport, the three engine aircraft named 'Karl Hochmuth' stalled and crashed. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Bad Zwischenahn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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WL-OTAC

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Flight

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Military

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While performing an exercice, the airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
FF Näscher,
Bf Adolf Kaufmann,
Bm Wilhelm.

Crash of a Heinkel He.116V2 in Langeoog: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1938

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.116

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D-ATIO

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Test

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Plain, Valley

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546

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Crashed in unknown circumstances on Langeoog Island, killing all three crew members who were completing a test flight.

Crash of a Boeing 247 in Hanover

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Boeing 247

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D-AKIN

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Test

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Hanovre - Rechlin

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1944

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1935

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The crew (two pilots and one engineer) departed Hanover-Vahrenwald Airport on a test flight to Rechlin-Lärz Airfield. The purpose of the flight was to test an experimental autopilot system. The twin engine aircraft crashed while taking off and was damaged beyond repair. All three occupants were injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 A-0 in Wätzum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.160

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D-UPOZ

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Berlin - Cologne

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4207

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1935

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The airplane named 'Wolf' was completing a positioning flight from Berlin-Staaken to Cologne, carrying six crew members. En route, the engine failed and the captain decided to divert to Hanover. The situation became critical so the pilot attempt an emergency landing in a pasture when the aircraft crashed in Wätzum, about 28 km southeast of Hanover Airport. One occupants was killed and five others were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Baarsen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1937 at 2050 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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07+B40

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Flight

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Military

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The three engine airplane departed Celle AFB on a liaison flight with seven crew members on board. In unknown circumstances, it crashed on a barn located in Baarsen. All seven occupants were killed.