Gilze-Rijen AFB | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England when it suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Schouwen-Duiveland Island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz V. Alt, pilot,
Uffz H-G. Suckow, radio operator,
Uffz E. W. Korn, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 near King's Lynn: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941 at 0200 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+AM

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0335

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB at 2320LT on June 13 on an operation to England. Over Norfolk, it was shot down by a British fighter and crashed near King's Lynn. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Bähner, pilot,
Uffz Jakob Ried, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Schulz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Narborough: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941 at 0125 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+DM

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0550

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. It was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed in Narborough. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Hoffmann, pilot,
Gefr Johann Reisinger, radio operator, †
Fw Peter Mayer, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z-10 in Carrington: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 8, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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R4+GK

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. At night, it was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed near Carrington. All three crew bailed out but one of them was killed. Both others became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Lettenmeier, pilot, †
Uffz Georg Herden, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Thomas, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Dongen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941 at 0220 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+BL

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0732

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Following a night takeoff from Gilze-Rijen AFB, while climbing, the bomber went out of control and crashed in Dongen, north of the airbase. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Willi Keller, pilot,
Gefr Gerhard Wawra, radio operator,
Uffz Helmut Heese, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Thorney: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1941 at 2123 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+BM

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0345

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Thorney. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Wilhelm Beetz, pilot,
Gefr Rudolf Kronika, radio operator,
Gefr Johann Mittag, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Oakham: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1941 at 2230 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+CM

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. It was shot down by the pilot of a Beaufighter and crashed in Oakham. The pilot was killed and both other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Franz Brotz, pilot, †
Uffz Willi Lindla, radio operator,
Gefr Ewald Gorlt, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1941 at 2215 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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R4+HM

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Bombing

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0618

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. It crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea some 90 km east of Bridlington, Yorkshire. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Otto Krüger, pilot,
Gefr August Kronewitter, radio operator,
Gefr Heinrich Keller, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 at Gilze-Rijen AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 13, 1941 at 0414 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+??

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

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Bombing

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0205

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On final approach to Gilze-Rijen AFB at night, the bomber crashed apparently due to a pilot error. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw H. Koch, pilot,
Lt H. Koennecke, observer,
Fw E. Schwind, radio operator,
Ogfr P. Nikolaus, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Hay Green

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1941 at 2330 LT

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Junkers JU.88

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R4+CH

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. At night, it was shot down by ground fire and crash landed near Hay Green. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Kurt Hermann, pilot,
Uffz Engelbert Böttner, radio operator,
Fw wilhelm Rüppel, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by ground fire.