Germany

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Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings

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Berlin – Schleswig

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1341

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1946

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Crashed on approach to Schleswig AFB while taking part to the Berlin Airlift. All three crew members were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Ground fire of a Handley Page HP.67 Hastings in Schleswig AFB

Date & Time: Apr 6, 1949

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TG534

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Parking

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Handley Page H.P.70 Halton I

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Schleswig – Berlin

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1948

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During start up, an engine caught fire. The crew was able to evacuate but the aircraft was partially destroyed by fire.

Probable cause:

A fuel leak caused the fuel to flow into the nacelle and to catch fire during start up.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halton C.8 in Schleswig

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1949

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Westminster Airways

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G-AHDL

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Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)

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Berlin - Schleswig

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1308

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1945

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The aircraft crashed on landing at Schleswig AFB while performing a cargo flight from Gatow Airport in Berlin, taking part to the Berlin airlift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while all three crew members were unhurt.

Crash of a Douglas C-47B-10-DK Dakota C.4 in Lübeck: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1949

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KJ970

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Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII

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Berlin – Lübeck

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14819/26264

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1944

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The crew was taking part to the Berlin Airlift and was flying back to his base in Lübeck-Blankensee. During a night approach, after he went through the last cloud layer, the pilot was blinded by the sodium lamps part of the approach light system. He decided to reduce his altitude and then completed a last turn to the left to join the runway when the aircraft hit the ground and crashed 3 km from the airport. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII in Schleswig AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1949

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G-AJZZ

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Northolt – Schleswig

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1396

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1945

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On final approach to Schleswig AFB, the four engine aircraft was too low and crashed few hundred yards short of runway. Three crew members were killed while the fourth occupant was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.
Crew:
Cpt Robert John Freight, †
James Patrick Lewin Sharp, navigator, †
Henry Patterson. †

Crash of an Avro 685 York I in Berlin: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1949

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Avro 685 York

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G-AHFI

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Northolt – Berlin

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1316

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1946

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On final approach to Berlin-Gatow Airport, the four engine aircraft rolled to the left and crashed few hundred metres short of runway threshold. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. They were performing a cargo flight from Northolt, taking part to the Berlin Airlift.
Crew:
Cpt Cecil Golding, pilot,
Henry Thomas Newman, copilot,
Peter James Edwards, radio operator.

Crash of a Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster in Heroldishausen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1949 at 1659 LT

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Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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44-9086

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Wiesbaden – Berlin

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27312

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1945

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En route from Wiesbaden-Erbenheim to Berlin-Tempelhof, taking part to the Berlin Airlift, an engine caught fire. The captain ordered his crew and both passengers to bail out. After these four people evacuated the cabin, he reduced his altitude in an attempt to make an emergency landing in a field. Unfortunately, the aircraft crashed in flames in a field located in Heroldishausen, northwest of Bad Langensalza. The aircraft was destroyed and the captain was killed. The four other occupants were uninjured.

Probable cause:

It was determined that an hydraulic line failed in flight, causing the fluid to flow into the engine and to catch fire while contacting high temperature parts of the engine.

Crash of a Douglas C-54E-5-DO Skymaster in Celle AFB

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1949

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Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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44-9062

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Berlin – Celle

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27288

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1945

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On final approach to Celle AFB, while on a cargo flight from Berlin, the aircraft suffered an engine failure, stalled and crashed in flames. All three crew members were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed. It was taking part to the Berlin Airlift.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas R5D-2 in Oberpfaffenhofen

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1949

Type of aircraft:

Douglas C-54 Skymaster

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90386

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Military

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