Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1941 at 1340 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N1147
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
MSN:
9182
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF St Eval at 1130LT to attack ships in the Gironde Estuary. While cruising along the French coast, it was probably shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Robert Edward Cree,
F/Sgt John Alfred Faill,
F/O Robert Leslie Hicks,
F/Sgt Wilfred Crichton Philp Mitchell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Saro A.36 Lerwick I into the Atlantic Ocean: 13 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7263
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Oban - Oban
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
The floatplane departed Oban (Argyll) on a maritime patrol flight over the Atlantic Ocean when it crashed in unknown circumstances off the Irish coast. SAR operations were initiated but eventually abandoned after few days as no trace of the aircraft nor the 13 crew members was found.
Crew (209th Squadron):
F/O Peter Thomas Anderson,
W/C John Edmond Bainbridge,
F/O Edmund Franklin Cragg,
CPL William Charles Davis,
F/S Michael Charles Daniell,
F/S Ronald Leslie Dingle,
P/O Ronald John Fyfe,
Sgt Thomas Owen Lewis,
Sgt James McIntosh McDonald,
LAC Albert Edwards McQuitty,
Sgt Alan Robert Taylor,
Sgt William Ernest Tilley,
F/O Richard Patrick Turner.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75C into the Atlantic Ocean: 10 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941 at 1205 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-BAYR
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Rio de Janeiro – Natal – Sal – Seville – Rome
MSN:
32013
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was on its way from Rio de Janeiro to Rome with intermediate stops in Natal, Sal and Seville. It departed Natal Airport at 0800LT on the leg to Sal, Cape Verde, carrying a crew of four, six passengers and the diplomatic mail. At 1125LT, while overflying the Atlantic Ocean, the crew reported technical problems with the central engine that had to be shut down. At 1146LT, the crew sent a mayday message and 10 minutes later, he informed ATC that the situation on board was difficult. Less than 10 minutes later, the aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea. Important SAR operations were conducted on an area located some 185 km off the island of Fernando de Noronha. All operations were eventually suspended on January 22 as no trace of the aircraft nor the 10 occupants was found. The technical Director of LATI was among the occupants.
Crew:
Primo Ferioli, pilot,
Giuseppe Baratelli, pilot,
Oscar Pinelli, flight engineer,
Guido Fertonani, radio navigator.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 10, 1941 at 1350 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+AB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
35
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane attacked the ocean-tug HMS Seaman when it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the Atlantic Ocean some 200 miles northwest of the Irish coast. Three crew members were killed and three others were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Friedrich-Wilhelm Burmeister, pilot,
Ofw Walter Ibe, pilot, †
Uffz Horst Kittner, radio operator, †
Flh Heinz John, radio operator, †
O/Ing Bruno Gumpert, flight engineer,
Uffz Rudolf Steinmayer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P2098
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley in the evening of December 27 on a mine laying mission off Brest. It was lost without trace and probably crashed somewhere in the Atlantic Ocean. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Chalres Edward Richard Sidebotham,
Sgt William Chambers,
Sgt William Moss Eaton,
Sgt William Robert Noel Beavers.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3889
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The bomber was engaged in an operation to Lorient when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth Walter Jerwood,
Sgt Frederic Jack Newman,
Sgt Ernest Frederick Battle.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138A-1 into the Atlantic Ocean: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
8L+HK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
386
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The floatplane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight when it crashed in unknown circumstances into the Atlantic Ocean, west of the Irish coast. No trace was ever found. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Böcker, pilot,
Lt Heinz Claus, observer,
Uffz August Gross, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Jenal, mechanic,
Uffz Paul Gems, mechanic.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus in the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 31, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L2261
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
HMS Sussex - HMS Sussex
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The float plane was completing a maritime patrol flight over the South Atlantic Ocean. It failed to return to HMS Sussex and crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea. SAR operations failed to find any trace of the aircraft nor the crew.
Crew:
Lt Stanley Maurice Bird, pilot,
Lt Cecil Henry Edward Osmaston, observer,
LAC William Harry Brown, gunner.

Crash of a Naval Aircraft Factory PH-2 into the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
V164
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a SAR mission in an attempt to find the vessel named 'Atlantis' which was missing. In unknown circumstances, the float plane crashed into the ocean some 240 km southeast of New York. Three crew members were killed while five others were rescued.

Crash of a Short S.23 Empire Flying Boat into the Atlantic Ocean: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 21, 1939 at 1309 LT
Operator:
Registration:
G-ADUU
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Port Washington – Hamilton – Southampton
MSN:
S.812
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane named 'Cavalier' departed Port Washington Seaplane Base in Long Island at 1038LT on a transatlantic flight to Southampton with an intermediate stop in Hamilton, Bermuda. About two hours later, the crew encountered poor weather conditions and decided to modify his route to avoid a cumulonimbus area. Doing so, the aircraft lost height and while cruising in poor weather with low temperature, the pilot decided to return to his initial route when both inner engines stopped while both outboard engines lost power. In such situation, the captain decided to ditch the aircraft some 285 miles southeast of Port Washington. The radio operator was able to report his position and the aircraft sank about 15 minutes after ditching. The tanker named 'Esso Baytown' arrived on scene aroung midnight and his crew was able to evacuated 10 injured people while three others were killed, among them one crew member.
Crew:
M. R. Alderson, pilot,
Neil Richardson, copilot.
Probable cause:
The fact of the descent was entirely due to complete loss of power in the case of the two inner engines and partial loss of power in the outboard engines owing to carburetor icing trouble. The sea conditions were such that a safe landing was impossible and, as a result of damage to the hull, the machine sank in about fifteen minutes after breaking in half.