Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Stralsund: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1623
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane collided with a German Air Force Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe and crashed in Stralsund. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Fw Walter Möbus, pilot, †
Ogefr Paul Kämmer, radio operator, †
Uffz Wolfgang Kohl, mechanic, †
Uffz Erich Meyer, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Stralsund: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2816
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane collided with a German Air Force Heinkel He.111 and crashed in Stralsund. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Lt Werner Salzmann, pilot, †
Gefr Franz Schreiber, observer,
Uffz Hans Bliesner, radio operator, †
Uffz Karl Bittmann, air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Astrup: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942 at 1125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1535
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions (light snow), the airplane crashed under unknown circumstances near the village of Astrup. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudi-Paul Hannig, pilot,
Fw Karl Dippel, observer,
Gefr Gerhard Mildner, radio operator,
Uffz Heinrich Schaaf, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Haffkrug: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1588
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Haffkrug, about 20 km north of Lübeck. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Meppen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1942 at 2036 LT
Operator:
Registration:
Z9315
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2379
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1703LT on a leaflet dropping mission over Germany (Nickel operation). It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Meppen. Four crew members were killed and a fifth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Harvey Jennings Grut, pilot, †
Sgt Robert Alfred Hamilton, pilot, †
Sgt Charles Henry Stokell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alfred Waterworth, air gunner, †
Sgt Vincent Sylvester Mancini.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 off Travemünde

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NA+LW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2001
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local test flight when the floatplane crashed while taking off from the bay off Travemünde. All four occupants were injured.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24T-2 off Friedrichshafen: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
CH+EY
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Friedrichshafen - Athens
MSN:
033
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Friedrichshafen, en route to Athens, the floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Bodensee. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Wilhelm Arndt, pilot,
Fw Josef Wute, observer,
Ofw Karl Lierse, radio operator,
Ogfr Albert Feichert, air gunner,
Uffz Johann Wehling, air gunner,
Hgefr Hans Wald, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Hollenstedt: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942 at 2334 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1395
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 1742LT on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Hollenstedt. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Samuel Dainton, pilot, †
Sgt Ambrose Bowen Thomas, pilot, †
F/Sgt Eric Twelves, observer, †
Sgt Arthur Stockdale, wireless operator, †
Sgt T. B. Lewis, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Gilbert Peter Mallon Hardesty, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I near Jever AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1942 at 2120 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7309
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Bottesford - Bottesford
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bottesford at 1709LT on an operation to Hamburg. While approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter. The captain reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in a field. The aircraft crash landed near Jever AFB and was damaged beyond repair. Five crew members were injured and a sixth was killed.
Crew (207th Squadron):
Sgt James Wilfred Cadman, wireless operator, †
Sgt Geoffrey Ernest Allen,
Sgt Emmanuel George Robert Bestel,
F/O Gerald Bryan Dawkins,
F/Lt Patrick James Edwards,
Sgt John Mercer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2741
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while making an emergency landing at Parow Airfield. There were no casualties among the crew.