Country
Germany

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58C-2 Weihe off Ribnitz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Registration:
TD+HQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ribnitz - Ribnitz
MSN:
278
Location:
Ribnitz-Pütnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise out from Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport when the airplane crashed for unknown reason in the Saaler Bodden. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Werner Roth, pilot,
Gefr Adolf Henninger, pilot,
Gefr Fritz Kämpfer, radio operator.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe near Den Helder

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1940 at 2320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Registration:
198
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Texel – Den Helder
Location:
Den Helder
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane departed Texel on a night flight to Den Helder-De Kooy Airport. En route, the pilot encountered poor visibility due to fog and lost his orientation. After being short of fuel, he attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crash landed on a beach located 3 km northeast of Den Helder, on the border of the Waddenzee. All four crew members were rescued.
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