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The pilot departed Liverpool-Speke Airport on a flight to RAF Lyneham. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near RAF White Waltham. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Crew:
F/O Robert Serge Loewenstein, pilot.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Dziwnów

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Junkers W.34

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MSN:

4080

YOM:

1939

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Dziwnów

West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

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Poland

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Europe

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The accident occurred in unknown circumstances. The airplane was destroyed and all three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Helmut Konzack, pilot,
Uffz Franz Lauter, pilot,
Gefr Berthold Seiler, radio operator.

Crash of a Sikorsky Y1OA-8 off Borinquen

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Sikorsky S-43

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Registration:

37-374

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

4336

YOM:

1936

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Shortly after takeoff from Borinquen, the floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea. Crew fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Mar 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth

Operator:

Registration:

BK846

Flight Phase:

Landing (descent or approach)

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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White Waltham - Hawarden

MSN:

2073

YOM:

1930

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Upon landing, a landing gear collapsed. Both crewmen were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Probable cause:

Undercarriage collapsed on landing.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 near Laval: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941 at 1130 LT

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Vannes - Dijon

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3320

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The airplane was transferred from Vannes to Dijon-Longvic AFB when it crashed in unknown circumstances near Laval. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Reinhold Wiessner, pilot, †
Ofw Erich Kraft, mechanic, †
Fw Karl Schray, radio operator,
Uffz Alfred Schnülgen, mechanic.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dominie in Yoxall

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

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R9551

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6479

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1940

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The crew was performing a ferry flight from RAF Hendon. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in an open field. Both pilots were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dominie in Standish

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1941

Type of aircraft:

De Havilland DH.89 Dragon Rapide

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X9448

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6263

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1934

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The crew was performing a ferry flight from RAF Sherburn-in-Elmet. En route, he encountered poor weather conditions and attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft hit a hedge and came to rest in an open field. Both occupants were uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Yangon

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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Registration:

L4914

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

Flight Type:

Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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8929

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1939

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Just after takeoff from Yangon-Mingaladon Airport, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled, belly landed and came to rest. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Sgt C. S. Gill,
Sgt R. G. Ellis.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Romania: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1941

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Junkers JU.52

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5889

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1937

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The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the south part of the Carpathian Mountain Range, in Romania. A crew member was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Kerwarth, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Morgenstern, radio operator, †
Fw Ludwig Bär, mechanic,
Uffz Alfred Dann, bomb aimer.