Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off Cresswell: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1941 at 2214 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
S4+LH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1341
Location:
Cresswell
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an operation to Newcastle, the airplane was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea about 5 km off Cresswell. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinrich Flick, observer,
Fw Walter Tschorn, pilot,
Uffz Rudolf Hermann, radio operator,
Uffz Axel Reckweg, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 off Cresswell

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1940 at 1345 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
Location:
Cresswell
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the aircraft was shot down by an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea off Cresswell. All five crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew (8. Staffel III/KG 26):
Uffz Willi Zimmermann, pilot,
Oblt Rudolf Roch, observer,
Gefr Erwin Kulick, wireless operator,
Gefr Alwin Machalett, mechanic,
Flgr Ernst Henrichsen, gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Creswell: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+AP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Cresswell
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber was attacking a convoy when it was shot down by gunfire from HMS Rutlandshire. It crashed into the North Sea off Cresswell, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Quadt,
Fw Gustav Hartung,
Uffz Ernst Hesse,
Uffz Andreas Wunderling.
Probable cause:
Shot down by gunfire.
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