Cologne-Bonn | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Waddington to attack oil installations in the area of Gelsenkirchen. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Wahn, near the airport of Cologne-Bonn. A crew member was killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O C. O. Dunkels, †
F/Lt F. G. Hynes,
F/Sgt R. M. Wicker,
W/O L. H. Wainwright.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mte in Hanover: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1939

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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D-AFOP

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Berlin – Hanover – Cologne – London

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5800

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1937

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Shortly after take off from Hanover Airport, the three engine aircraft named 'Karl Hochmuth' stalled and crashed. All seven occupants were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.160 A-0 in Wätzum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1937

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.160

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D-UPOZ

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Berlin - Cologne

MSN:

4207

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1935

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The airplane named 'Wolf' was completing a positioning flight from Berlin-Staaken to Cologne, carrying six crew members. En route, the engine failed and the captain decided to divert to Hanover. The situation became critical so the pilot attempt an emergency landing in a pasture when the aircraft crashed in Wätzum, about 28 km southeast of Hanover Airport. One occupants was killed and five others were injured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.86 Express in Elsdorf: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1937 at 2320 LT

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.86 Express

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Registration:

G-ACVZ

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Charter/Taxi (Non Scheduled Revenue Flight)

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Croydon – Cologne

MSN:

2303

YOM:

1934

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Elsdorf

North Rhine-Westphalia

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Germany

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Europe

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The four engine aircraft departed Croydon Airport for Cologne at 2130LT with no mail on board. At 2258LT, while overflying Belgium, the radio navigator informed ATC he was flying in good visibility with no icing conditions. Descending to Cologne-Butzweilerhof Airport, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Elsdorf, some 42 km northwest of the airport. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
C. B. Holmes, pilot,
C. E. Langman, wireless operator.
Passenger:
C. F. Wolley Dod, Imperial Airways European Manager.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mho in Hallgarten: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1935

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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D-AJYR

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Berlin – Cologne – Frankfurt

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4045

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1934

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The three engine airplane named 'Emil Schäfer' departed Berlin on a mail/cargo flight to Frankfurt via Cologne, carrying three crew members. En route, weather conditions worsened with low ceiling and rain falls. While cruising in poor visibility, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area located on the north slope of a hill. The captain was killed while two other occupants were seriously injured. They died from their injuries few days later.
Crew:
Franz Kneer, pilot,
Franz Pfeil, flight engineer,
Kurt Heinecke, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier Do B Merkur II in Chausseehaus: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1934 at 0900 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier Do B Merkur

Operator:

Registration:

D-1445

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Scheduled Revenue Flight

Survivors:

Yes

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Plain, Valley

Schedule:

Cologne – Frankfurt

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176

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1928

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While descending to Frankfurt on a flight from Cologne, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane crashed in Chausseehaus, north of Wiesbaden. A passenger was killed and five other occupants were injured. The aircraft named 'Nerz' was destroyed.