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Schleswig-Holstein

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Hörnum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+KK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
831
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea some 8 km south of Hörnum. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Backhaus,
Uffz August Haupt.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z in Selent: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1940 at 1600 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2681
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Selent. The aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and all four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obltn Ernst Euler,
Obltn Karl-August Oesterhelweg,
Uffz Karl Meinehausen,
Ogefr Willy Kopmann.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Sylt Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
N1405
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1559
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a bombing mission over Sylt Island. While approaching the island at night, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea, killing all five crew menbers.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/Lt John Edward Baskerville, pilot,
P/O Emery Orville Fennell, pilot,
Sgt Bertram David Shepperson, observer,
LAC Leslie Close, wireless operator and air gunner,
LAC William George Newton, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Westerland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6889
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Westerland-Sylt Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Sighard Donner,
Ofw Johann Pietzarka,
Ofw Lothar Grossmann,
Gefr Günter Kleingartner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6211
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
MSN:
9310
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While approaching the German coast on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea north of Heligoland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt William Barnard Woods,
AC1 Jack Orchard,
Sgt Frederick John Raymond Bigg.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8759
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Watton - Watton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While approaching Heligoland Island on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt G. H. Tice,
Sgt J. H. Wadmore,
LAC F. Birch.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1940 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4026
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after liftoff, at a height of 20 metres, the airplane stalled and crashed. All four occupants were killed. It was reported that the takeoff procedure was initiated with a cold engine.
Crew:
FF Ofw Murswiek,
Uffz Emil Podstufka,
Uffz Niklar,
Bf Ogefr Karl Rudolf Holz.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Sylt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5385
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Sylt Island, maybe following an engine failure. No trace of the aircraft nor the four crewmen was found.
Crew:
Lt Hans Hüsgen, pilot,
Fw Walter Stemmler, observer,
Fw Erwin Hasse, radio operator,
Uffz Erich Frank, flight engineer.

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

Date & Time: Dec 6, 1939 at 0540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Uetersen - Uetersen
MSN:
2709
Country:
Region:
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.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 in Hörnum: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
807
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The float plane was apparently attempting to land at night when it impacted the slope of a sand dune and crashed near Hörnum. All four crew members were killed. The visibility was poor at the time of the accident.
Crew:
FF Ofw Gottlieb Maindl,
Lt Jörgen Lorey,
HB Ogefr Alfons Grüber,
Bw Fw Werner Schilling.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.