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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4174
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
1867
YOM:
1940
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 1649LT on November 14 on an operation to Berlin. While over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Hasenheide, north of Tempelhof Airport. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
S/Lt I. R. Webb, †
Sgt Hugh Morrison Kesting, †
Sgt Thomas Ireland McInnes, †
Sgt Kenneth William Arthur Little, †
Sgt Jack Daniels.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2996
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Berlin. Over the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
F/O Reginald Derek Perkins, pilot,
Sgt John Gordon William Maybury, observer,
Sgt Joseph Donald Green, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Thomas William Hawxby, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P2137
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the district of Hasenheide, in the vicinity of Tempelhof Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles William Hartop, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Vernon Stubbs, pilot,
Sgt Russell Gordon Bennett, wireless operator,
Sgt Richard Lindsley Milbourne, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Berlin: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9287
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Rex Oliver Oxley Taylor, pilot,
Sgt Herbert Frederick Green, pilot,
Sgt Francis Patrick O'Regan, observer,
Sgt George Holliday, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald Stephens, air gunner,
Sgt Harry Whelpton, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Josefov: 11 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ingolstadt - Berlin
Location:
Josefov
Karlovy Vary Region (Karlovarský kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
11
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Ingolstadt-Manching AFB on a flight to Berlin, carrying eight passengers and a crew of three who were going to visit a car exhibition in Berlin. In unknown circumstances, it went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located one km west of Josefov. The aircraft was totally destroyed by impact forces and all 11 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Mandelkow, pilot,
Lt Möljenhof, pilot,
Fw Löhlein.
Passengers:
Oblt Alfons Klein,
Uffz Esser,
Uffz Ludwig,
Uffz Pohl,
Uffz Buck,
Uffz Erhardt,
Ogfr Mandel,
Gefr Romen.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mte in Vienna

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1938 at 2356 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
D-ANOY
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin – Vienna – Athens – Baghdad
MSN:
5663
YOM:
1937
Location:
Vienna-Schwechat
Lower Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Vienna-Schwechat Airport at night, the aircraft impacted the ground, lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest, bursting into flames. All eight occupants escaped uninjured while the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Poor judgement on part of the flying crew who continued the approach at a too low altitude.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.73 in Soest: 20 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1938 at 1100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia-Marchetti SM.73
Operator:
Registration:
OO-AGT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Brussels – Düsseldorf – Berlin
MSN:
4
YOM:
1936
Location:
Soest
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
16
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
On the leg from Düsseldorf to Berlin, while cruising at an altitude of 5,000 feet in fog and rain, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in an open field. All 20 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Joseph Vanden Eynde, pilot,
André Edmond Moulin, copilot,
Josef Baus, radio operator,
Charles Deleusse, engineer.
Passengers:
Friedrich Luther,
Ernst Maurach,
Walter Kappes,
Mrs. Walter Kappes and three children,
Paul Ullmann +8.
Probable cause:
Investigations were unable to determine the exact cause of the accident. There was speculation that a propeller may have broken, tearing loose an engine, or that the pilot may have attempted a sudden pullout from a rapid descent, the manoeuvre over stressing a wing and causing its failure.

Crash of a Junkers A.50ce in Brück: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 4, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers A.50
Operator:
H. Schneider
Registration:
D-1784
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dessau – Berlin
MSN:
3506
YOM:
1930
Location:
Brück
Brandenburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Hermann Röder was performing a solo flight from Dessau to Berlin when the single engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Brück. The pilot was killed.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Berlin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Registration:
D-OLYF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Stargard – Jüterbog
Location:
Berlin
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stargard on a flight to Jüterbog-Altes Lager AFB, carrying three civilians and two crew members. En route, weather conditions deteriorated and the visibility was poor due to snow falls. While overflying the city of Berlin, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane collided with a powerline and crashed on a street located in the district of Berlin-Wedding. All five occupants were killed and few people on the ground were injured.

Crash of a Heinkel He.70 in Breslau: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1935 at 0830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.70
Operator:
Registration:
D-UVOR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Berlin – Breslau
MSN:
915
YOM:
1935
Location:
Wrocław
Lower Silesian Voivodeship (Dolnośląskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On final approach to Breslau Airport (now Wrocław), the pilot-in-command completed a last turn when control was lost. The airplane crashed short of runway and was destroyed. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Mr. Hannappel, pilot,
Mr. Pätzeld, mechanic and radio operator.
Probable cause:
Loss of control following a pilot error.
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