Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Kawthaung

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L4827
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Yangon - KAwthaung
MSN:
8842
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kawthaung
Tanintharyi Region
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While landing on soft ground at Kawthaung, the airplane overturned and came to rest upside down. Both occupants escaped uninjured.
Crew:
F/O Appleton,
Cpt Manning.

Crash of a Farman F.222.2 in Algiers

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Farman F.220/F.224
Operator:
Registration:
L-162
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
20
YOM:
1940
Location:
Algiers-Maison Blanche
Algiers
Country:
Algeria
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from Algiers-Maison Blanche Airport, the airplane collided with an earth mound and crashed in a vineyard. There were no casualties.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I at RAF Waddington: 10 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1941 at 1810 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7318
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Waddington AFB
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
While in the approach circuit to RAF Waddington, the airplane went out of control and crashed in a huge explosion in a field located few km from the airbase. All 10 occupants were killed.
Crew (207th Squadron):
F/O Ernest Edwin Gordon Crump, pilot,
P/O John Patrick Anthony Sawyer, pilot,
Sgt John Russell Clements, observer,
Sgt Norman Alan Mathison, wireless operator,
AC1 Reginald Boyd,
LAC Leslie Wilfred Carter,
AC2 James William Grace,
AC2 Jack Lister,
LAC John Frederick Riding,
LAC Harold Francis Winter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Jetřichovice: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
4436
YOM:
1941
Location:
Jetřichovice
Ústí nad Labem Region (Ústecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of a rocky mountain located northeast of Jetřichovice and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Emil Samorski,
Fw Helmut Hertal,
Uffz August Moormann,
Uffz Bernhard Friedrich.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 in Tomášov: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
4437
YOM:
1941
Location:
Tomášov
Ústí nad Labem Region (Ústecký kraj)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located north of the village of Tomášov. The entire crew was killed.

Crash of a Martin YB-12 at Barksdale AFB

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Registration:
33-156
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
524
YOM:
1933
Location:
Barksdale AFB
Louisiana
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 was damaged beyond repair after it belly landed at Barksdale AFB. There were no casualties.

Ground accident of a Douglas B-18 Bolo at Hickam AFB

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Douglas B-18 Bolo
Operator:
Registration:
36-437
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
YOM:
1738
Location:
Hickam AFB
Hawaii
Country:
United States of America
Region:
North America
Crew on board:
1936
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an accident while taxiing at Hickam AFB, Honolulu. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111B-2 in Parow

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1040
YOM:
1936
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew as forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in a field in Parow and was destroyed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Jakob Frings, pilot,
Gefr Walter Mielke, air gunner.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II off Quiberville: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Hampstead Norris - Luqa
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Hampstead Norris on a liaison flight to Luqa, Malta, on behalf of the Overseas Aircraft Delivery Unit. Passing over The Channel and while approaching the French coast, it crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Quiberville. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt John George Bell,
Sgt Brian Hilton Dennis,
Sgt Denis James Farrell, observer,
Sgt Jack Gill,
Sgt Eric Healy,
Sgt Eric Ditchfield Minshall.

Crash of a Percival Q.6 Petrel in Castletown

Date & Time: Sep 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Percival Q.6 Petrel
Operator:
Registration:
X9454
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hendon - Castletown
MSN:
Q.25
YOM:
1938
Location:
Castletown
Caithness
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Castletown Airfield following an uneventful flight from Hendon, the twin engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were rescued.
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