Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Lingen

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1939 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1141
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Étain-Rouvres - Étain-Rouvres
MSN:
8424
YOM:
1938
Location:
Lingen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Étain-Rouvres AFB at 1100LT on a reconnaissance mission. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field located in Lingen. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Michael James Casey,
Sgt Alfred G. Fripp,
AC1 J. Nelson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers G.24li near Lingen

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1929
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.24
Operator:
Registration:
SE-AAF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stockholm – Malmö – Hamburg – Bremen – Amsterdam
MSN:
837
YOM:
1925
Location:
Lingen
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
1717
Circumstances:
The airplane named 'Skåne' departed Stockholm on a flight to Amsterdam with intermediate stops in Malmö, Hamburg and Bremen. During the last leg from Bremen to Amsterdam, the pilot encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft landed in a pasture, lost its undercarriage and slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.
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