Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Dordrecht

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 0500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
Z8328
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Dordrecht
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2150LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Dordrecht. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
SL Samuel Spencer Fielden, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Victor Johnston,
Sgt Leslie Roland Lanfear,
Sgt Ronald Ledgerwood,
P/O William Jeffrey Peat,
Sgt Alexander Henderson Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24N-1 off Dordrecht: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
KD+GF
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dordrecht - Dordrecht
MSN:
006
YOM:
1937
Location:
Dordrecht
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local test flight out from Dordrecht on behalf of Aviolanda. Upon takeoff from the harbor of Dordrecht, the floatplane collided with a tugboat and crashed. Two crew were injured and five others were killed.
Crew:
F/Ing Schumann, pilot,
Of Theodor Schumacher, radio operator,
Ing Berner +4.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Dordrecht

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0415 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
5J+SK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gütersloh - Gütersloh
MSN:
4570
Location:
Dordrecht
South Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The aircraft was engaged in a bombing mission over Netherlands out from Gütersloh. While flying at night, it was shot down by Flak and crashed in Dordrecht. All four crew members were injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Gefr H. Pälchen, radio navigator,
Gefr K. Klemm, mechanic +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
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