Crash of a Consolidated PBY Catalina in Reykjavik

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Registration:
AH557
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Reykjavik
Capital Region (Höfuðborgarsvæði)
Country:
Iceland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane was damaged upon landing off Skerjafjördur in Reykjavik. To prevent the aircraft from sinking, the pilot stranded the aircraft at the beach. It was subsequently written off. There were no injuries among the crew.

Crash of a Cessna AT-8 Bobcat at Barksdale AFB

Date & Time: Jul 1, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Cessna T-50 Bobcat (AT-8/AT-17/UC-78 & Crane)
Operator:
Registration:
41-9
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1034
YOM:
1941
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:
Suffered an accident at Barksdale AFB. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Pembrey

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1231
Flight Phase:
Taxiing
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Hemswell - Hemswell
MSN:
8514
YOM:
1938
Location:
Pembrey AFB
Carmarthenshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An undercarriage collapsed while taxiing and the airplane was damaged beyond repair. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Pechenga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Beriev MBR-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Pechenga
Murmansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Pechenga, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed while the pilot was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Sergey Mikhailovich Abramov, pilot,
Lt Egor Ivanovich Tishkov, †
Sgt Sergey Fedorovich Frolov, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Beriev MBR-2
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Pechenga
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 near Pechenga, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Chalov Mikhail Ivanovich, pilot,
Sgt Maksimenko Pyotr Vasilievich, radio operator,
Lt Volkov Alexandre Petrovitch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Consolidated PBY Cataliana in the Bay of Kola: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated PBY Catalina
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Bay of Kola
Murmansk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Bay of Kola. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Vladimir Ivanovitch Boyko, pilot,
Lt Petr Ilyich Averichev, copilot,
Cpt Fedor Dmitrievich Allenov, navigator,
Lt Nikolay Kuzmich Kolesnikov, radio operator,
Sg Andrey Yakovlevich Ksendzov, mechanic,
Sgt Vasily Yemelyanovich Kuzmenchuk, air gunner.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at Tengah AFB

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8366
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Tengah AFB
Singapore
Country:
Singapore
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon landing, lost its undercarriage and came to rest, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by fire and all three crew members evacuated safely.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Prinedaung: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L6632
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Prinedaung
Rakhine State
Country:
Myanmar
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in a pasture near Prinedaung. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Francis Gerald Oldfield Box, pilot,
Cpl Reginald Arnold Fish,
F/Sgt Thomas Harry White Seaward, observer,
LAC Howard Wallace Spratt, wireless operator.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC into the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
P9277
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Luqa - Shallufa
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was on a transit mission from Luqa to Shallufa when it crashed in unknown circumstances in the Mediterranean Sea. Two crew members drowned and four others were rescued.
Those killed were P/O Leonard Herculese Campbell-Rogers and Sgt Archibald Douglas Cragg.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Fiskviksætra: 12 killed

Date & Time: Jun 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
TA+DS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6755
YOM:
1940
Location:
Fiskviksætra
Hedmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Fiskviksætra, Hedmark. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew (2./KGr.zbV108):
Olt Hans Liebe,
Uffz Ludwig Holle,
Ofw Fritz Köhler,
Ogefr Otto Lüders,
Gefr Johann Riess.
Passengers:
Siegfried Schlachta,
Walter Brückner,
Emil Böhnke,
Herbert Kowalowsky,
Lothar Büche,
Ernst Schreiber,
Herbert Stading.
Source & photos: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/savalen.html
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