Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 off Vesterålen Islands

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
838
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crash landed in the sea some 130 km northwest of the Vesterålen Islands. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Oslo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AD760
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 0025LT to lay mines in the Olso Fjord. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Peter Arthur Ingram,
F/O Charles Buckingham Randall, air gunner,
F/Lt John Henderson,
Sgt James William Steven.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Oslo: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
P1290
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 0140LT to lay mines in the Olso Fjord. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Desmond Charles Firth, pilot, †
Sgt Walter King, observer, †
Sgt Samuel Archer,
Sgt C. Walton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

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

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
AE427
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Swinderby - Swinderby
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Swinderby to lay mines off Oslo. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in the Oslo Fjord. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John Howett, pilot,
P/O Peter Frederick Joseph Boreham, observer,
Sgt Mendel Gilbert Bloomfield, wireless operator,
Sgt Herbert Walter Fewkes, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m5eSee in Risvika: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DR+WH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Trondheim – Bodø
MSN:
6940
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route from Trondheim to Bodø, the three engine floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a valley located in Risvika, 7 km west of Salsbruket. The airplane was destroyed and all 17 occupants were wounded. Two days later, a passenger died from injuries sustained.
Crew (1./KGr zbV.108):
Lt Heinz Amberger,
Ofw Eric Schulz,
Fw Eduard Gröner,
Uffz Wilhelm Steinhauer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m5ge in Dølan

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
HE+DK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6968
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from the bay of Hommelvik, south of Trondheim, the three engine airplane encountered difficulties to gain height. The crew was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the floatplane crash landed in Dølan, south of Hommelvik. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and all four crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
The airplane was unable to climb because it was overloaded.

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

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V6252
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth at 1105LT on an operation to Haugesund. Approaching the target area, it crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Geoffrey Raymond Drobig, pilot,
Sgt William Earley Tulley, observer,
Sgt John Crocombe, wireless operator.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 off Husøya Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
310027
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight in the North Sea. While cruising at night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the floatplane crashed into the sea south of Husøya Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Schenker, pilot,
Lt Günther Schast, observer,
Gefr Georg Heller, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Hilger, mechanic,
Ogefr Franz Hell, air gunner.

Crash of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress near Oslo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 1130 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AN533
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
MSN:
2072
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 0915LT to attack the ship 'Admiral Scheer' in the Oslo harbor. Approaching the Norwegian capital city at an altitude of 25,000 feet, the bomber was attacked and shot down by two Me.109, entered a dive and crashed near Oslo. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Alexander Mathieson, pilot,
Sgt Robert Allan,
F/Sgt Norman Hinton Davies,
P/O Frederick James Hogan,
Sgt Cyril Douglas James,
F/Sgt Herbert David Platten Sleath,
Sgt Robert Willis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by German fighters.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress near Bygland: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941 at 1127 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AN525
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Kinloss - Kinloss
MSN:
2058
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Kinloss at 0915LT to attack the ship 'Admiral Scheer' in the Oslo harbor. Approaching the Norwegian capital city at an altitude of 25,000 feet, the bomber was attacked and shot down by two Me.109, entered a dive and crashed in a mountainous area located near the village of Bygland. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (90th Squadron):
F/O David Albert Alton Romans, pilot,
P/O Frank Gordon Hart, pilot,
Sgt Peter Barnard Corbett, observer,
Sgt John Brown, wireless operator,
Sgt Walter George Honey, wireless operator,
Sgt Henry Merrill, air gunner,
Sgt Robert Henry Beattie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two German fighters.