Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Weiler-Simmerberg: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
ND+XH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1433
YOM:
1928
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 Weiler-Simmerberg, some 17 km east of Lindau, Bavaria. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Flg Karl Helmerich, pilot,
Hptgefr Helmut Striemer, radio operator,
Gefr Max Schwede, chief,
Stab Langhart.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Borkum Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7353
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-1749
YOM:
1940
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 on a reconnaissance mission. Approaching Borkum Island, it was shot down by a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ian Lowrie Gray, pilot,
Sgt Montague Moore, pilot,
AC1 Benjamin Gill, observer,
LAC Reginald James Sloan, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Mönchengladbach: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
N1366
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Driffield - Driffield
MSN:
1530
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Driffield at 2025LT on a bombing mission over Mönchengladbach. While approaching the target, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances. A crewman survived and became PoW while all four other occupants were killed.
Crew (77th Squadron):
F/O Thomas Hayward Parrott, pilot,
F/O D. Blew, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Todd Atchison, observer,
LAC Terence Poad, wireless operator,
AC2 Tudno Jones, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Breyell: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1940 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L1405
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Méharicourt - Méharicourt
MSN:
8688
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Méharicourt on a reconnaissance mission over the Maas River to Venlo. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed. A crewman was injured and became PoW while both other occupants were killed.
Crew:
P/O Geoffrey Fawconer Harding, pilot, †
LAC Roland Brainerd Herbert Townsend-Coles, observer,
Sg Kenneth Norman Shrosbree, wireless operator and air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Kempen: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9255
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Méharicourt - Méharicourt
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed Méharicourt on a reconnaissance mission. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Kempen. A crewman was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt E. E. B. Le Voi, pilot,
Sgt J. C. Sands, pilot,
LAC Ronald D. Davies, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Delmenhorst: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 10, 1940 at 0420 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5J+HR
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Delmenhorst - Delmenhorst
MSN:
3040
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 bombing mission over Bergen, Norway. Shortly after a night takeoff from Delmenhorst Airfield, the airplane went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt H-J. Schwartz,
Oberfw W. Voigt,
Ogefr H. Wilshaus,
Uffz W. Grossmann.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J at Uetersen AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1940 at 0317 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+HL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Uetersen - Uetersen
MSN:
5163
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Uetersen Airfield, while climbing to a height of 20 metres, the aircraft went out of control and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hermann Kasch, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Münster, observer,
Ofw Alfred Hubrich, radio operator,
Uffz Adolf Härtl, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Sasbach: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 3, 1940 at 2100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L9329
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Meetz - Metz
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Metz Airport on a reconnaissance mission over the Ruhr. En route, it crashed in unknown circumstances near Sasbach, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
P/O J. L. G. Butterworth, pilot,
Sgt Maurice George Arthur Pearce, observer,
AC2 Robert Arthur Wood, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:
It is believed that the airplane was shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
P1319
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Scampton on operations to the Frisian Islands. While approaching the Sylt Island at night, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of a Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Herbert Benson, pilot,
P/O Alfred Peter Burdett Hordern, pilot,
Sgt Robert Ian Leonard MacKenzie, observer,
LAC J. D. Openshaw, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Süderoog Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
L4040
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Scampton - Montrose
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft departed RAF Scampton on a mine laying mission. Approaching the German coast at night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Süderoog Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O David White, pilot,
Sgt Ninian Lewis Jones, observer,
Cpl Percy Joseph Hurst, wireless operator,
LAC Norman Hornsby, air gunner.