Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hörnum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941 at 0044 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6815
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2154LT on August 8 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching Sylt Island, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hörnum. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Bayley, pilot,
P/O Maurice Littlewood, pilot,
P/O John Emrys Evans, observer,
Sgt Norman Moores, wireless operator,
Sgt Ralph Thomas Timms, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Hörnum: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 138
Operator:
Registration:
8L+BK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
310023
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident in Hörnum, apparently following a structural failure. The air gunner was killed and all four other crew members were injured.
Crew.
Lt Hans-Joachim Fried, pilot,
Ogefr Johann Wirringa, radio operator,
Ofw Georg Klare, mechanic,
Uffz Friedrich Braun, mechanic,
Ogefr Helmut Hahn, air gunner. †

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Hörnum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
8L+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
831
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea some 8 km south of Hörnum. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Backhaus,
Uffz August Haupt.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 in Hörnum: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
807
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The float plane was apparently attempting to land at night when it impacted the slope of a sand dune and crashed near Hörnum. All four crew members were killed. The visibility was poor at the time of the accident.
Crew:
FF Ofw Gottlieb Maindl,
Lt Jörgen Lorey,
HB Ogefr Alfons Grüber,
Bw Fw Werner Schilling.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G off Hörnum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1939 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
K6+KK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
849
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After being catapulted from the ship named 'Sperber', the float plane entered a nose up attitude, stalled and crashed into the sea. A crew member was killed while three others were injured.
Crew:
FF Ofw Hermann Buttler, †
Lt Martini,
Uffz Schlaf,
Ogefr Gensior.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was attributed to a instrument failure shortly after takeoff.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 in Hörnum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1939 at 2304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
8L+WK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
833
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following a night maritime patrol flight, the airplane crashed upon landing in Hörnum. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obltn Helmut E. K. Rabach, †
Uffz Karl Evers, †
Uffz Hinrichs, †
Ogefr Rusch.
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