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The C-130B, assigned to the 813th Tactical Carrier Wing at Forbes AFB, flew from Évreux AFB (Eure, France) to Bardufoss to pick up troops who would participate in the NATO exercise Winter Express. In snowy weather around freezing temperature with poor visibility the Hercules crashed into Svanfjellet west of Bardufoss at night at a height of 2,650 feet on the island of Senja while approaching Bardufoss Air Station. The crash killed the entire crew, five officers and two enlisted men.
Source: ASN

Probable cause:

According to the Accident Investigation Board, the ATC cleared the crew to descend to 6,000 feet when the crew of the plane repeated an incorrect height clearance. The radar controller at Bardufoss did not perceive the misunderstanding.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130E Hercules near Alençon: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1965 at 2130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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63-7797

Flight Phase:

Flight

Flight Type:

Training

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Plain, Valley

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Evreux - Evreux

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3863

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1963

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The crew departed Évreux Airport for a night training flight with two other similar airplane. While cruising at low height, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the airplane struck power cables and crashed in flames in a field located near the Château de Durcet. The airplane was totally destroyed and all seven crew members were killed.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A Hercules near Alençon: 15 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1962

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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55-0020

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Evreux - Evreux

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3047

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1957

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The crew was taking part to a training exercise out of Evreux Airbase with five other similar aircraft. While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed in the Ecouves forest located 11 km north of Alençon. The aircraft was destroyed and all 15 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Maj William J.Wilson,
Cpt Edward J. Vianco,
Cpt Vincent Stantucci,
1st Lt James S. Douglass,
1st Lt Stanley C. Hardin,
S/Sgt Alfred J. Knight,
T/Sgt Robert L. Conway,
T/Sgt Harold E. Kazee,
A1c Cecil Williams,
A1c Huey Green,
A1c Theodore Shedelbower,
A2c Stanley E. Royster,
A3c Gayle J. O'Grady,
Sp4 James Waples,
Sp4 Lee Taylor.

Crash of a Lockheed C-130A-8-LM Hercules in Triel-sur-Seine: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1958

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed C-130 Hercules

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56-0526

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Flight

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Evreux – Spangdahlem

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3134

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1957

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While approaching Pairs, the four engine aircraft collided with a French Air Force Dassault Mystère IV. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field located in Triel-sur-Seine, west of Paris. All seven crew members in both aircraft were killed. The exact circumstances of the collision remains unclear.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster IB in Evreux: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1942 at 1655 LT

Type of aircraft:

Avro 683 Lancaster

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L7536

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Flight

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Bombing

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Waddington - Waddington

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The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1512LT on am operation to Augsburg. While overflying France, the aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter. With all four engines on fire, the aircraft went out of control, dove into the ground and crashed in flames in a field located in Le Vieil-Evreux, near the airbase. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (44th Squadron):
Sgt George Thomas Rhodes, pilot,
Sgt Lawrence Heaton Baxter, pilot,
Sgt Brian Ignatius Joseph Daly, navigator,
Sgt Cyril Leonard Merricks, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Alfred Wynton, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt George Alfred Edwards, air gunner,
F/Sgt Henry Verdun, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Évreux: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Vickers 416 Wellington IC

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R1275

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The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1910LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Évreux. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Spragge, pilot, †
Sgt Courtenay Leatham Humphrys, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Ashton Tredenick, observer, †
Sgt Thomas John Snell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Beresford Tomes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward James Waldron, air gunner. †

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-1 off Isle of Portland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 16, 1941 at 1037 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.217

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U5+EM

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Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Évreux - Évreux

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1022

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1941

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The airplane departed Évreux Airfield on an anti-shipping operation off the south coast of England. Approaching Dorset, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in The Channel off the Isle of Portland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Anton Wieners, pilot,
Uffz Hansgeorg Welker, observer,
Ofw Helmut Klöden, radio operator,
Uffz Gottfried Klose, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-1 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941 at 1605 LT

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.217

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U5+GN

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Évreux - Évreux

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5075

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1941

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The airplane departed Évreux on an anti-shipping operation. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Kurt Bergmann, pilot,
Oblt Willi Bruhn, observer,
Ogfr Reinhold Jonas, radio operator,
Fw Richard Fabian, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Poynings: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1941 at 2355 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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B3+NL

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Évreux - Évreux

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The airplane departed Évreux on an operation to Manchester. While cruising at night at an altitude of 13,000 feet, it was shot down by a British fighter and caught fire. Two crew members were able to bail out while two others remained on board and were killed when the airplane crashed.
Crew:
Fw Fritz August Stein, pilot,
Fw Hans Riedel, observer,
Fw Karl Ilsemann, radio operator, †
Gefr Albert Rosenhahn, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 near Schellingwoude NAS: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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B3+LL

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The airplane crash landed near Schellingwoude NAS, in Amsterdam, following a fuel exhaustion. The mechanic was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Gefr P. Schleiss, mechanic, +3.

Probable cause:

Fuel exhaustion.

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