Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mge in Liubenets: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
DD+MF
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4052
YOM:
1934
Location:
Liubenets
Novgorod oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Liubenets, about 55 km southwest of Novogorod. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Maj Hans-Joachim Bittner +3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m on Mt Spitzmauer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt – Munich
Location:
Mt Spitzmauer
Upper Austria
Country:
Austria
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On a flight from Wiener Neustadt to Munich, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the three engine airplane impacted the slope of Mt Spitzmauer, in the Austrian Alps. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Blåvands Huk

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942 at 1925 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
S4+ML
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1323
Location:
Blåvands Huk
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed 4 km north of Blåvands Huk, bursting into flames. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Fw Seidel, pilot,
Ofhr Natalis, observer,
Ogefr Dolch, radio operator,
Uffz Zuchowski, air gunner.

Crash of a Cessna AT-8 Bobcat at Columbus AFB

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
41-36
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1061
YOM:
1941
Location:
Columbus AFB (Kaye Field)
Mississippi
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered a structural failure and crashed near Columbus AFB (Kaye Field). Crew fate unknown.
Crew:
Charles J. Kelly.
Probable cause:
Structural failure in flight.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Staritsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P524
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0521
YOM:
1941
Location:
Staritsa
Tver oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Staritsa. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52mg8e in Biskupiczki: 15 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
DG+SL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7298
YOM:
1941
Location:
Biskupiczki
Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship (Warmińsko-Mazurskie)
Country:
Poland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
11
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The airplane iced up in flight and subsequently crashed near Biskupiczki. All 15 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Horst Winkler, pilot,
Uffz Paul Kranich, radio operator,
Fw Werner Meyer, mechanic,
Uffz Heinz Strenger, air gunner.
Passengers:
Ogfr Wilhelm Royla,
Gefr Norbert Sander,
Gefr Georg Herzhauser,
Gefr Berthold Leibold,
Gefr Karl Hardtmann,
Gefr Hermann Höss,
Ogfr Johann Söhla,
Ogfr Ludwig Hagenhoff,
Ogfr Johann Praxenthaler,
Gefr Eugen Fluck,
Gefr Rolf-Horst Schlegel.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Bristol 152 Beaufort I off Cape Espichel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 152 Beaufort
Operator:
Registration:
W6474
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
9479
YOM:
1940
Location:
Cape Espichel
Estremadura - Lisbon District
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was en route from UK to Gibraltar when it probably crashed in the sea off Cape Espichel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
F/O William Austin Thornton, pilot,
F/O Ernest Peter Brinkworth, navigator,
Sgt Andrew Lawrence Brigstocke, wireless operator,
Sgt Cyril Norman Byron Bohling, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas A-20C-10-DO Havoc in Durbin

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
41-19379
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
7781
YOM:
1941
Location:
Durbin
West Virginia
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstanced near Durbin. At least one crew was killed.
Crew:
2nd Lt Kenneth E. Conley, pilot.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 in Russia: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-S3446
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
12093
YOM:
1938
Location:
Russia
All Russia
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base following an operation in west Russia. Lost without trace.

Crash of a Polikarpov U-2 near Staritsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-P338
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0332
YOM:
1941
Location:
Staritsa
Tver oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Staritsa. The passenger was killed and the pilot was seriously injured.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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