Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Westerland-Sylt: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1942 at 0055 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5516
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Pocklington - Pocklington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Pocklington at 1859LT on an operation to Kiel. Approaching the German coast at night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea west of Westerland-Sylt. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt James Alexander Robson, pilot,
W/Cdr Gordon Dale Macallister, pilot,
Sgt John Henry Dyson, observer,
F/Sgt Melvin Peter Frederick Robson, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Edmund Cecil Phillips, wireless operator,
F/Sgt William Stapleton Piers, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Magdeburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3239
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Magdeburg Airport. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans-Joachim Wiebe, pilot, +1.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II near Kiel: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
W5440
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook in the evening of February 25 on an operation to Kiel. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed in the target area.
Crew:
P/O Edward Akeroyd Bairstow, pilot,
Sgt George Edward Fox, pilot,
P/O Eric Tunnington, observer,
Sgt Rupert Vivian Pereira Ennor, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick John Wakefield, wireless operator,
Sgt George Selwyn Long-Innes, air gunner.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I on Sylt Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1942 at 0612 LT
Operator:
Registration:
P4323
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby on a mine laying operation. Approaching the German coast at night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed on Sylt Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Arthur Kent, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Stephen Anderson, observer,
Sgt Albert William Blake, wireless operator,
Sgt Stanley Ronald McLeod, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1942 at 1810 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AM697
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2779
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1528LT on a maritime patrol flight. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the sea some 50 km west of Heligoland Island. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Clarence Leslie Broadfield,
P/O Robert Crozier,
Sgt Frederick Douglas Orgar,
F/Sgt Roy Livingstone Pitkin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e in Sprötze: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VK+PW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7403
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Sprötze. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Werner Fleischhauer, pilot,
Ogfr Johannes Schittkowski, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Neefischer, mechanic,
Ogfr Georg Schmidt, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H in Ollndorf: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 16, 1942 at 1325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3658
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Ollndorf, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Gefr Hans-Werner Ahrensdorf, pilot,
Gefr Johann Ebeling, observer,
Uffz Günther Klügel, radio operator,
Gefr Wilhelm Merchel, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Parow: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1026 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Parow - Parow
MSN:
2816
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Parow Airport with a crew of four on board. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, it collided with a Luftwaffe Heinkel He.111P that was also completing a local training flight with four crew members on board. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located northeast of the airport. All four crew members were killed. On board the He.111, one crew was killed and three others were injured. The next day, one of the survivor died of injuries sustained and another one passed away on February 13.
Crew:
Lt Werner Salzmann, pilot,
Gefr Franz Schreiber, observer,
Uffz Hans Bliesener, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Dittmann, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Parow: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1026 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Parow - Parow
MSN:
1673
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Parow Airport with a crew of four on board. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, it collided with a Luftwaffe Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe that was also completing a local training flight with four crew members on board. Following the collision, both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed in a field located northeast of the airport. One crew was killed and three others were injured. The next day, one of the survivor died of injuries sustained and another one passed away on February 13. All four crew members on board Fw.58 were killed.
Crew:
Fw Walter Möbus, pilot, †
Ogfr Paul Kämmer, radio operator, †
Uffz Wolfgang Kohl, radio operator, †
Uffz Erich Meyer, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 on Mt Eichelspitze: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Freiburg im Breisgau - Freiburg im Breisgau
MSN:
0220
YOM:
1927
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Freiburg im Breisgau on a training mission with four crew members on board. En route, it impacted the slope of Mt Eichelspitze. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Obaz Karl-Heinz Misselwitz, pilot, †
Hptm Fritz Kröning, observer, †
Hptm Erhard Borgstede, observer,
Gefr Herbert Descher, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.