Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor off Grimsey Island

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+FL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0200
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a survey flight off the north coast of Iceland, the four-engine aircraft was shot down by two USAAF P.38 Lightning and crashed into the Greenland Sea off the Grimsey Island. All seven crew members took refuge in a dinghy and were later rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (I/KG40):
Karl Holtrup,
Günter Karte,
Josef Teufel,
Herbert Richter,
Emil Brandt,
Wilhelm Lehn,
Siegfried Klinkmann.
Source: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=78787
Probable cause:
Shot down by two USAAF fighters.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor in Aljezur: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter and crashed near Aljezur. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor on Mt Kvitanosi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+AK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
0140
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
En route, the four-engine aircraft hit the slope of Mt Kvitanosi located northwest of Vossevangen. Four crew members were killed on impact while two others, injured, walked away to find help. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces.
Crew (2./I./KG 40):
Oblt Waldemar Hackel, pilot, †
Uffz Adolf Liebscher, pilot, †
Fldw Erwin Kopp, radio operator, †
Uffz Walter Schwartz, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Pech, †
Gefr Fritz Albrechts, flight engineer.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor in Arnarvatnsheiði: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was shot down by the pilots of two USAAF P-38 Lightning and crashed in Arnarvatnsheiði. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two US fighters.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor in Trondheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0090
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The heavily loaded Condor took off from Værnes Airfield in difficult weather conditions. The four engine aircraft did not manage to gain height and drifted southwest. The pilot was unable to turn to the right and the heavy wind forced the plane to the ground on the other side of the river. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (2./I./KG 40):
Oberlt Theodor Jochimsen, pilot,
Fw Otto Schorrer, copilot,
Fw Josef, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Vellmer,
Fw Heinz Wagner, flight engineer,
Uffz Felix Wiesner, air gunner,
Fhn Lothar Schäfer.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/vaernes.html

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor off Reykjavik: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0125
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine aircraft was shot down by the pilots of a USAAF P.38 and a Curtiss P-40 and crashed into the sea some 15 km west of Reykjavik. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (I./KG 40):
Ofw Fritz Köhn,
Ofw Philipp Haisch,
Ofw Ottmar Ebener,
Uffz Wolgang Schulze,
Ofw Artur Wohlleben,
Ofw Albert Winkelmann.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two USAAF fighters.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor off Trondheim

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942 at 1753 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BR
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
0063
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport at 0809LT on a maritime patrol flight off the east coast of Iceland. Following a uneventful mission of nine hours and 44 minutes, the crew approaching Trondheim Airport when he encountered technical problems with the flaps. The airplane stalled and crashed into the sea few hundred metres from the runway threshold. All six crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew (7.Staffel III Gruppe KG 40):
Oblt Werner Thieme, pilot,
Wolfgang Tonn, pilot,
Ofw Leo Ludorf, mechanic,
Karl Kiessling, radio operator,
Ogefr Klaus Kappes, radio operator,
Gefr August Kaufmann, air gunner.
Source and photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/hommelvik.html
Probable cause:
Flaps malfunction on approach.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in Soba Valley: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
73
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport on a mission over the sea. While cruising over the Bay of Biscay, the crew became lost. The airplane continued to the south until it impacted the slope of a mountain located in the Soba Valley. The wreckage was found at an altitude of 1,000 metres. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (I/KG40):
Sgt Michael Obermeyer +5.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 C-3 Condor in Cognac: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1941 at 1120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+IK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Cognac - Cognac
MSN:
85
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was engaged in a training exercise when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Cognac-Châteaubernard AFB. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Ludwig Kögel, pilot,
Uffz Hans Kaspers, pilot,
Uffz Karl Reichl, radio operator,
Uffz Robert Skopek, radio operator,
Ogfr Walter Fetzer, mechanic,
Uffz Herbert Stritzel, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Condor into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was performing a combat mission over the Atlantic Ocean when it was shot down by the crew of a Royal Air Force Lockheed Hudson. The four engine aircraft crashed into the sea off the Irish coast. There was casualties but the exact number remains unknown. It seems that crew members survived as well.