Crash of a Miles M.3B Falcon Six off Lee-on-the-Solent

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Miles M.3B Falcon Major
Operator:
Registration:
W9373
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
248
YOM:
1935
Location:
Lee-on-the-Solent
Hampshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane took off from HMS Daedalus and crashed into water off Lee-on-the-Solent. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.
Crew:
L/Cdr A. M. Pilling, pilot.

Crash of a Saro A.36 Lerwick off Helensburgh

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Saro A.36 Lerwick
Operator:
Registration:
L7254
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Helensburgh
Argyll
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taxiing on the Bay of Helensburgh, the floatplane collided with rocks and was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

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

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1783
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mount Farm - Mount Farm
Location:
Barville
Eure
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1905LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Barville, 18 km east of Lisieux. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Albert Edward Rathbone Beverley, pilot,
Sgt Wallace Howell Box, pilot,
Sgt Douglas Alexander Rutherford, observer,
F/Sgt William Scott Barclay, wireless operator,
Sgt Donald Archibald Cameron, wireless operator,
Sgt William Michael McGarry, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Évreux: 5 killed

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1275
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mount Farm - Mount Farm
Location:
Évreux
Eure
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mount Farm at 1910LT on Operation 'Nickel' consisting of leaflets dropping. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Évreux. Five crew members were killed and a sixth became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt John Charles Spragge, pilot, †
Sgt Courtenay Leatham Humphrys, pilot,
Sgt Ernest Ashton Tredenick, observer, †
Sgt Thomas John Snell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Peter Beresford Tomes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Edward James Waldron, air gunner. †

Crash of a Lockheed C-60 LodeStar in Batavia: 12 killed

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941 at 1505 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed C-60 LodeStar
Operator:
Registration:
LT910
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Batavia - Bandung
MSN:
18-2105
YOM:
1941
Location:
Jakarta
City District of Jakarta
Country:
Indonesia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Five minutes after take off from Batavia-Kemayoran Airport, while climbing, the left engine failed. The crew attempted an emergency landing when the airplane hit tree tops and crashed on a house located in the suburb of the capital city. All five occupants in the aircraft were killed as well as seven people in the house. The Lt Gen Berenschot was returning to his headquarter in Bandung following an international conference in Batavia with Gen Popham of the British Empire Army Forces.
Crew:
Johan Christiaan Frederik Knapp, pilot,
Cpt Watkins, pilot,
Franciscus van Kampen,
Eelco Heinrich Felix de Haan.
Passenger:
Lt Gen Gerardus Johannes Berenschot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine after takeoff.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Gibraltar

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 130 Bombay
Operator:
Registration:
L5834
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
SH.27
YOM:
1939
Location:
Gibraltar
All United Kingdom
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon landing at Gibraltar Airport. It veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Douglas B-23 Dragon near Beaumont: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas B-23 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
39-42
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Albuquerque - March
MSN:
2728
YOM:
1939
Location:
Beaumont
California
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to its base at March AFB on a flight from Albuquerque, carrying seven people. While cruising in poor visibility due to fog and rain falls, the airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located about 10 km northeast of Beaumont. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
John E. Overstreet +6.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra at RAF Clifton

Date & Time: Oct 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 10 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
W9104
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1122
YOM:
1937
Location:
Clifton AFB (York)
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at RAF Clifton, the crew applied brakes when the airplane started to swing. It went out of control, veered off runway and came to rest in a ditch. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Boeing B-17C Flying Fortress at Kelly AFB: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Operator:
Registration:
40-2078
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
City
MSN:
2079
YOM:
1940
Location:
Kelly AFB (ex Brooks Field, San Antonio)
Texas
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Duncan Field AFB, the airplane lost height, crashed into a wooden framed building, passed through and struck a private car passing by on the street. The pilot and a second crewmen were killed while 12 other occupants as well as five people on the ground were injured.
Those killed were:
1st Lt Maurice Allen Morgan,
2nd Lt Robert Reichstadt.

Crash of a Polikarpov SP near Kasnya: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-L1296
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Vyazma - Kasnya
Location:
Kasnya
Smolensk 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 while on a flight from Vyazma to Kasnya. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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