Crash of a Breda Ba.44 in Pogradec

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1941 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
I-EURO
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tirana - Tirana
MSN:
4304
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Tirana Airport to proceed with an inspection of various airfields recently left by the Greek Army. En route, it was attacked by enemy fire and the crew made an emergency landing in a prairie. The aircraft was destroyed by fire and there were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Martin B-12AM at Barksdale AFB

Date & Time: Apr 15, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
33-176
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
544
YOM:
1933
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed upon landing at Barksdale AFB. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Bristol 130 Bombay I in Lagos: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L5830
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
SH.23
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While taking off from Lagos Airport, a tyre burst. An undercarriage collapsed then the aircraft veered off runway and came to rest, bursting into flames. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.
Crew (216th Squadron):
F/Sgt Alexander Magowan McVea, pilot, †
LAC James Croft, †
Sgt Victor Sidney Wimhurst, wireless operator, †
Sgt S. S. S. Ward,
AC1 F. J. Smith.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during takeoff after a tyre burst.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Marina di Ragusa: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1941 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+LU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
6235
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure, lost height and crashed onto a house located 26-28 Cagliari Street in Marina di Ragusa, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed as well as five members of the Carnemolla Family.
Crew:
Fw Theodor Rohmann, pilot,
Fw Kurt Bock, observer,
Fw Ernst Hahn, mechanic,
Uffz Willi Michael, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Savoia-Marchetti SM.75 in Veszprém: 30 killed

Date & Time: Apr 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
E.101
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Veszprém - Veszprém
MSN:
32012
YOM:
1938
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
27
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
30
Circumstances:
The airplane was taking part to a paratroopers mission on part of the conflict between Hungary and Yugoslavia troops. Shortly after take off from Veszprém-Jutas Airfield, while climbing, the three engine aircraft stalled and crashed near the airport. All 30 occupants were killed.
Crew & paratroopers:
Bertalan Árpád,
Kelemen Károly,
Bene László,
Petri János,
Döbör János,
Horváth Gyula,
Kerekes Imre,
Koscsó Lajos,
Németh János,
Szabó György,
Auth Károly,
Molnár András,
Pados Géza,
Pénz Tivadar,
Sándor Sándor,
Czakó Mihály,
Varga Gyula,
Horváth Mihály,
Radványi Mihály,
Pomázi Imre,
Fejes József,
Csepzán Lajos,
Elek Gábor,
Király Sándor,
Pencel József,
Baczka Pál,
Szivós Lajos,
Pardi János,
Bojtár Albert,
Ruzsa Mihály.
Source & photo: http://horac.freeweb.hu/talalat.php?GTA=t24

Crash of a Farman F.222 in Algiers: 6 killed

Date & Time: Apr 10, 1941 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Captain / Total flying hours:
1308
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Maison Blanche Airport near Algiers, while climbing to a height of 50 metres, the airplane was caught by strong winds, descended to the ground and crashed. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Adj Émile Lebonder, pilot,
Sgt Drancourt, radio operator,
Sgt Georges Leroy, mechanic.
Passengers:
Cdt Henry Petitjean-Roget,
Lt Charles Contesso
Adj Roger Wassner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-1 in Kolberg

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
712
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in Kolberg (now Kołobrzeg) following an engine failure. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Lockheed 14-N3 Super Electra near El Salloum

Date & Time: Apr 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AX682
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
1496
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route to Tobruk, the airplane suffered an engine failure. The crew attempted an emergency landing in a desert area located some 16 km northwest of El Salloum. Upon landing, the brakes failed and the left main gear collapsed. The aircraft came to rest and was damaged beyond repair. All occupants escaped uninjured.
Photo and source: http://www.virtualwings.org/hudson/l14_g.htm
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e on Mt Leitha: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+JK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
6270
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. The wreckage was found near Mannersdorf. All 15 occupants were killed. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Auderer, pilot,
Ofw Otto Lüer, observer, †
Fw Willi Ebert, radio operator,
Ofw Hans Geisser, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m on Mt Leitha: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
6540
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route to Arad, Romania, with a group of 15 others JU.52 registered to the 'Willerding Gruppe', the crew encountered very bad weather conditions in the area of Vienna. In limited visibility due to fog and snow falls, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Leitha (484 metres high) located about 35 km southeast of Vienna. Five passengers were killed and 11 other occupants were injured. On the group of 16 airplanes, five crashed in the same area and 11 others landed in Arad around 1500LT.
Crew:
Fw Horst Bellman, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Viereck, observer,
Uffz Paul Runge, radio operator,
Ofw Martin Herwig, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.