Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Stralsund: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2816
Location:
Stralsund
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane collided with a German Air Force Heinkel He.111 and crashed in Stralsund. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Lt Werner Salzmann, pilot, †
Gefr Franz Schreiber, observer,
Uffz Hans Bliesner, radio operator, †
Uffz Karl Bittmann, air gunner. †

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress at Parnamirim AFB: 9 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2482
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
2293
YOM:
1941
Location:
Parnamirim AFB (Natal)
Rio Grande do Norte
Country:
Brazil
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
9
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Parnamirim AFB near Natal on a transatlantic flight to Africa, carrying nine crew members. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed in a huge explosion, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
2nd Lt John Bradley Rush, pilot,
2nd Lt William Rawls Hogg, copilot,
2nd Lt Hubert Roland March, navigator,
S/Sgt Harry E. Sturgill, flight engineer,
Pvt James S. Brock, radio operator,
Cpl Kenneth Bernard Albert, air gunner,
Pfc George M. Sullivan,
Pfc Joepsh Cecho Jr.,
Pfc Robert M. Baker.

Crash of a Boeing B-17E Flying Fortress into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
41-2479
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
2290
YOM:
1941
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Parnamirim AFB near Natal on a transatlantic flight to Africa. It suffered a fuel exhaustion and was ditched in the ocean. After several days passed in a dinghy, all crew members were rescued and transferred to Africa.
Crew:
Clyde G. Gillespie.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Astrup: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942 at 1125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1535
Location:
Astrup
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions (light snow), the airplane crashed under unknown circumstances near the village of Astrup. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudi-Paul Hannig, pilot,
Fw Karl Dippel, observer,
Gefr Gerhard Mildner, radio operator,
Uffz Heinrich Schaaf, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
A6+OH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
1521
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola Airport on an operation over the Atlantic Ocean. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea off the Faroe Islands. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Hubert Braun, pilot,
Oblt Paul Schmidt, observer,
Uffz Rickard Preiss, radio operator,
Uffz Lee Hager, air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc near Shelter Cove

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL405
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Shelter Cove
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was forced to make an emergency landing near Shelter Cove. The airplane was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was uninjured.
Crew:
Paul E. Lee, pilot.

Crash of a Douglas A-20 Havoc in Ruth

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Douglas A-20 Havoc/DB-7 Boston
Operator:
Registration:
AL471
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Ruth
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing near Ruth. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Ralph A. Disarro.

Crash of a Boeing B-17B Flying Fortress near Milford

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
38-218
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2011
YOM:
1938
Location:
Milford
Utah
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was damaged beyond repair in a forced landing four miles north of Milford. There were no casualties.
Crew:
Harry J. Hawthorne.

Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 near Tchern: 1 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K492
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
17256
YOM:
1940
Location:
Tchern
Tula oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Tchern. The pilot was seriously injured and died the next day.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24T-1 into the Atlantic Ocean

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
KK+VB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
23
Location:
Atlantic Ocean
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane crashed for unknown reasons in the Atlantic Ocean, some 900 km west of La Rochelle and sank. All crew members were injured and rescued.
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