Juist | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The airplane departed RAF Croft at 2305LT on May 3 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 20 km off Juist. All 7 crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Albert John Drake Snow, pilot,
Sgt Eric Charles Smith, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Ross Mills, flight engineer,
F/O Edwin Charles Long Hebblethwaite, observer,
P/O John Robert Kennedy, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Percy Willoughby Davies, wireless operator,
Sgt Gilbert Murray Edwards, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V on Juist Island

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley

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P5026

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Dishforth - Dishforth

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1748

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1940

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The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1702LT on an operation to Stettin (Szczecin). While cruising off the north German coast, it was shot down by enemy fire. The pilot reduced his altitude and made an emergency landing on Juist Island. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O John Richard Denny,
P/O Basil Virgil Kirwin,
P/O George Chambers Brown,
Sgt J. E. Everson,
Sgt John William Massie.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 7, 1940 at 1310 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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T5+AH

Flight Phase:

Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Juist - Juist

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The airplane departed Juist on a mission over Scotland. While cruising over the North Sea, the airplane was shot down by four RAF Spitfire and crashed into the sea some 110 km east of Aberdeen. Three crew members were killed and the fourth was rescued the following morning.
Crew:
Fw Ernst Breiler, pilot,
Lt Hans-Georg Froese, observer, †
Uffz Ernst Kerch, radio operator, †
Uffz Ewald Ofner, flight engineer. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by four RAF Spitfire.

Crash of a Junkers F.13 off Juist: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1926 at 1900 LT

Type of aircraft:

Junkers F.13

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D-272

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Scheduled Revenue Flight

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Osnabrück – Borkum

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660

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1923

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The single engine airplane departed Osnabrück on a flight to Borkum, carrying four passengers and one pilot. While approaching the Borkum Island from the east, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions when the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the sea south of Juist, about 20 km east of Borkum. A passenger was seriously injured while four other occupants were killed. The only survivor later died from his injuries.