Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I at Kaldaðarnes AFB

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T9456
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaldaðarnes - Kaldaðarnes
MSN:
414-2509
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew made a wheels up landing at Kaldaðarnes AFB due to technical issues with the gear extension system. All four crew members evacuated safely and the airplane was written off due to extensive damage sustained during the belly landing.
Crew:
F/O Sgt Myatt +3.
Probable cause:
Belly landing due to technical issues with the gear extension system.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth at RAF Linton-on-Ouse

Date & Time: Apr 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
BD166
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1237
YOM:
1930
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an accident and was damaged beyond repair while taxiing at RAF Linton-on-Ouse. The pilot, sole on board, was uninjured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89 Dominie at RAF Yatesbury

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
R5923
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6459
YOM:
1939
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While taking off from RAF Yatesbury, the airplane swerved on runway then collided with a fence and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Kumanovo: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NO+II
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2976
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Kumanovo, killing all five occupants.
Crew:
Uffz Herbert Dahlmann, pilot,
Uffz Wilhelm Vogt,
Fw Franz Sobotta.
Passengers:
Wilhelm Dorsch.

Crash of a Ford 5 near Tarapaca: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
643
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Caucaya – Tarapaca
MSN:
5-AT-047
YOM:
1929
Country:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
While descending to Tarapaca, the crew encountered engine problems and attempted an emergency landing. The aircraft came to rest near the Rió Putumayo, on Brazilian territory, few km from the border with Colombia. A crew member was killed and 13 other occupants were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mge on Mt Apuseni: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NO+RH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
5264
YOM:
1935
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
14
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bucharest-Otopeni Airport on a transfer flight, carrying 14 paratroopers and four crew members. In unclear circumstances, it crashed in the Apuseni Mountain Range, southwest of Cluj Napoca. Sixteen occupants were killed and two passengers were apparently able to bail out from an altitude of 2,000 metres and were found alive.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Werner, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Sawatzki, observer,
Gefr Albert Kanis, radio operator,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Grabau, mechanic.
Paratroopers:
Gefr Max Föhl, Max,
Ogfr Paul Grätsch,
Pvt Josef Halik,
Pvt Johann Minden,
Gefr Willi Nohns,
Gefr Joseph Nürnberger,
Gefr Hans Pemoller,
Uffz Gerhard Schiller,
Gefr Helmut Schultz,
Gefr Fritz Schulze,
Fw Charly Senger,
Gefr Paul Sommer.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a navigation error.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow II in Inwardleigh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K7015
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
An engine caught fire and exploded in flight, causing the aircraft to lose height and to crash in a pasture located in Inwardleigh, some 2,5 miles north of Okehampton, Devonshire. All four crew members were killed.
Crew (271st Squadron):
AC1 Kenneth Beevers,
AC2 Kenneth Robert Moore,
Porucznik Edward Procyk,
AC1 Kenneth Robbins.
Probable cause:
Engine fire and explosion in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Manchester

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
W5783
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7120
YOM:
1935
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in poor weather conditions, the single engine airplane struck a brazier and came to rest, bursting into flames. The airplane was destroyed by fire and the pilot was rescued.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Katterbach

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8233
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed upon takeoff and collided with an obstacle. All three crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Ofw Heinrich Trabold, pilot,
Oblt Klaus-Dietrich Siems, observer,
Uffz Horst Tünler, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Sonmiani

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8534
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While flying at low height in limited visibility (low clouds), the airplane impacted the ground and crash landed near Sonmiani. There were no casualties.