Crash of a Ford 5 in Tarapacá: 16 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941 at 1520 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
644
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Tarapacá – Tres Esquinas
MSN:
5-AT-089
YOM:
1930
Location:
Tarapacá
Amazonas
Country:
Colombia
Region:
South America
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Tarapacá Airport, bound for Tres Esquinas, the three engine airplane caught fire and crashed in a dense wooded area located few km from the airport. SAR operations were quickly initiated but the burnt wreckage was found two days and a half later. All 16 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
For unknown reasons, the airplane suffered a sudden and severe in-flight fire, maybe due to the explosion of an engine.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Beriev MBR-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Murmansk
Murmansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in the region of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Grigoryevich Bazhanov, pilot,
Lt Fedor Markovich Mager, navigator,
Sgt Ivan Georgievich Stenkin, wireless operator and air gunner,
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Murmansk: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Beriev MBR-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Murmansk
Murmansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the region of Murmansk. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alexander Andriyanovich Suvorov, pilot,
Lt Vasily Nikolaevich Ershov, navigator,
Sgt Grigory Petrovich Alekseev, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Kiel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 138
Operator:
Registration:
K6+MK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
310060
YOM:
1941
Location:
Kiel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Möltenort, north of Kiel. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Bernahrd Seif, pilot,
Gefr Karl Grüber, radio operator,
Fw Josef Franz Nowarra, mechanic,
Gefr Heinz Heinrich Splettstösser, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Sikorsky JRS-1 at New River MCAS

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Sikorsky S-43
Operator:
Registration:
1060
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4343
YOM:
1936
Location:
New River MCAS (Jacksonville)
North Carolina
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 floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances at New River MCAS. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV near São Jacinto AFB

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7678
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Portreath - Gibraltar - Luqa
Location:
São Jacinto AFB
Centro
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight from RAF Portreath to Luqa with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. Passing south of Porto, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and made an emergency landing near the São Jacinto Airbase. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt J. B. Thompson,
Sgt Harold Frederick Dolland Parsons,
Sgt R. G. Martin.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Monte da Caparica

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7585
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Portreath - Gibraltar - Luqa
Location:
Monte da Caparica
Estremadura - Lisbon District
Country:
Portugal
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit flight from RAF Portreath to Luqa with an intermediate stop in Gibraltar. Passing over Lisbon, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and made an emergency landing in Monte da Caparica, south of the capital city. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt D. Grant,
Sgt J. Bowling,
Sgt Raymond Vincent Dart.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Hartland Point

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
L7072
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Hartland
Devonshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Hartland Point, Devon. Crew fate remains unknown.

Crash of an Airspeed AS.10 Oxford I in Baghdad

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Airspeed AS.10 Oxford
Operator:
Registration:
L4650
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Habbaniyah – Baghdad
MSN:
117
YOM:
1938
Location:
Baghdad
Baghdād (بغداد)
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon touchdown at Baghdad Airport, the right main gear collapsed. The airplane slid on runway for few dozen metres before coming to rest. Both crew members were uninjured.
Probable cause:
The right main gear collapsed because it failed to lockdown.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth at RAF Dumfries

Date & Time: Aug 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Registration:
ES918
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Prestwick – White Waltham
MSN:
2156
YOM:
1931
Location:
Dumfries AFB
Dumfries and Galloway
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Prestwick to White Waltham, the crew encountered technical problems with the brakes and decided to divert to RAF Dumfries. The aircraft crashed upon landing and was damaged beyond repair. Both crew members were uninjured.
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