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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Bremen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V5397
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Bremen
Bremen
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 2025LT on an operation to Bremen. It was probably shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target area. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lawrence Stewart, pilot,
Sgt Paul Anthony Savage, observer,
Sgt Edward Richardson, wireless operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 at Lechfeld AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 11, 1941 at 1750 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
B3+NX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Lechfeld - Lechfeld
MSN:
6087
Location:
Lechfeld AFB
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Lechfeld AFB. While flying in the vicinity of the airbase, it went out of control and crashed in a field. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans Spohn, pilot,
Gefr Fritz Harr, radio operator,
Ogfr Heinz Rosska, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Schwerin

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
4213
Location:
Schwerin-Parchim
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operational sortie. For unknown reasons, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out over Eindhoven. Nevertheless, the airplane continued to the northeast for more than 400 km then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the region of Schwerin. All four crew members were uninjured and the airplane was destroyed.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Pilsum

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1941 at 0530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P5108
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1816
YOM:
1940
Location:
Pilsum
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1932LT on March 1st on an operation to Cologne. While returning to base the following morning, a radio communication was recorded at 0524LT. Six minutes later, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in the Waddenzee off Pilsum. All five crew members were injured, among them three were later killed when the He.115 that was transferring them crashed upon landing at Borkum.
Crew:
Sgt Ronald Smith, pilot,
Sgt Reginald Vere Huston, observer,
Sgt Ernest Frederick Matthews, wireless operator,
Sgt V. W. Bruce,
Sgt A. Mather.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Düsseldorf: 6 killed

Date & Time: Feb 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2621
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newton - Newton
Location:
Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newton at 1815LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. While approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Kenneth Churchill Ralston,
Sgt John Royal Crossley Pratt,
Sgt Leslie Charles Butcher,
Sgt William McIntosh,
Sgt Alexander Edwards Laing, wireless operator,
Sgt David George Watt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Brunsbüttel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
X5902
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
Brunsbüttel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0935LT on a reconnaissance mission. It is believed that it was shot down by the German Flak and probably crashed in the Elbe Estuary, maybe off Brunsbüttel. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Michael John Colvie Marks,
Sgt Horace Teeton,
Sgt Irvine Horace Adkins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Düsseldorf

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
P4299
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Düsseldorf
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton at 1800LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and all four crew members bailed out and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt William James Baird,
Sgt Robert I. Eastwood,
Sgt Leslie William Homard,
Sgt R. Hawkes.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.11H-1 in Lübeck

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5093
Location:
Lübeck-Blankensee
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while taking off from Lübeck-Blankensee Airport. All four crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Langendreer: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 29, 1940 at 2053 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2465
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Langendreer
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 1717LT on December 28 on an operation to Hamm. Approaching Bochum, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Langendreer. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Gordon Hedley Salmon, pilot,
Sgt Clifford Ernest Rich Yard, pilot,
P/O Reginald Thomas Hewer, observer,
Sgt Bertie Sheldrick, wireless operator,
Sgt Reginald William Yarwood, wireless operator,
Sgt John Stainton Beattie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58C-2 Weihe off Ribnitz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Registration:
TD+HQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ribnitz - Ribnitz
MSN:
278
Location:
Ribnitz-Pütnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise out from Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport when the airplane crashed for unknown reason in the Saaler Bodden. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Werner Roth, pilot,
Gefr Adolf Henninger, pilot,
Gefr Fritz Kämpfer, radio operator.
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