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Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Gölbaşı: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
4744
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Ankara - Ankara
MSN:
LX511
Location:
Gölbaşı
Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew left Ankara-Etimesgut AFB for a local training flight when the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Gölbaşı, south of Ankara. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore near Kütahya: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1946
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5357
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Kütahya - Kütahya
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I in Yörük Köyü: 5 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Eskisehir Tayyare Fabrikasi
Registration:
5
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Eskisehir - Eskisehir
Location:
Yörük Köyü
Black Sea Region (Karadeniz Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a test flight from Eskisehir on behalf of the Eskisehir Aircraft Factory. En route, the twin engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Yörük Köyü, in the region of Düzce. All five occupants were killed.
Source:
http://www.tayyareci.com/hvsehitleri/cilt1-1914-47/1945-1947/288.htm

Crash of a Martin 187 Baltimore V in Kütahya AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Martin 187 Baltimore
Operator:
Registration:
5329
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Kütahya
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Niyazi Kuray was killed when the twin engine aircraft crashed near the Kütahya airbase while completing a training mission.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo in Adana

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.95 Flamingo
Operator:
Registration:
G-AFYI
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
95012
YOM:
1940
Location:
Adana
Mediterranean Region (Akdeniz Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Adana Airport. No casualties.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111F-1 in Eskişehir: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Eskişehir
Central Anatolia Region (İç Anadolu Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed on take off, killing all four crew members.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus off Istanbul: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Walrus
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Istanbul
Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Istanbul. At least one crew member was killed.

Crash of a Supermarine Walrus off Istanbul: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 6, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Supermarine Walrus
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Istanbul-Yeşilköy
Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Marmara Sea, off the Istanbul-Yesilköy Airport. Both crew members were killed.

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

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2821
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Shallufa - Shallufa
Location:
Köycegiz
Aegean Region (Ege Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Shallufa to attack the harbor of Rhodes and Scarpanto. Over the target area, it was attacked by the pilot of an Italian fighter and the crew elected to evacuated the zone. Later, the airplane crashed in a mountainous area located near Köycegiz. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Allen Garnett Wright, pilot,
P/O Leonard Charles Wellman, observer,
P/O George Sinclair Smith,
Sgt Frederick John Ernest Hartman,
Sgt Sidney James Gardner,
P/O Percy Walter Lambert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an Italian fighter.

Crash of a Martin 139WT off Marmaraereğlisi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Marmaraereğlisi
Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Sea of Marmara off Marmaraereğlisi. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Hasan Başar +3.
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