Crash of a Vickers 408 Wellington IA at RAF Harwell

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 408 Wellington IA
Operator:
Registration:
L7773
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Harwell - Harwell
Location:
Harwell AFB
Oxfordshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from RAF Harwell, while climbing, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed 4 km from the airbase. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 1, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
7T+EL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
3491
Location:
The Channel
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane crashed in unknown circumstances into The Channel off the coast of Cornwall. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Josef Wilms, pilot,
Lt Max-Dieter Schmid, observer,
Hgefr Josef Dorfschmid, mechanic,
Uffz Rudolf Seidenzahl, radio operator.

Crash of a Grumman OA-9 Goose in West Point

Date & Time: Sep 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Grumman G-21A Goose
Operator:
Registration:
38-560
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1026
YOM:
1939
Location:
West Point
New York
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 into the Hudson River while taking off from the West Point Academy, New York. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Martin 139WT off Marmaraereğlisi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Martin B-10 (Model 139 & 166)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Marmaraereğlisi
Marmara Region (Marmara Bölgesi)
Country:
Turkey
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Sea of Marmara off Marmaraereğlisi. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Hasan Başar +3.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Brest: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
TG+KA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5396
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Brest. A crew member was killed and three others were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Prasse, pilot,
Uffz Max Mrochen, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Libel, air gunner, †
Hans Reinhardt, met.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 off Brest

Date & Time: Sep 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
RH+NT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5551
Location:
Brest
Finistère
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Brest. All three crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Horst-Max Dümcke, pilot,
Lt Friedrich-Karl Deicke, radio operator,
Hans Sigmund, met.

Crash of a Ford 5 at RAF Limavady

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Ford 5
Operator:
Registration:
X5000
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5-AT-107
YOM:
1931
Location:
Limavady AFB
Londonderry
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff roll at RAF Limavady, the three engine airplane ran into a ditch and was damaged beyond repair. There were no injuries among the occupants.

Crash of a Dornier DO.24V-1 in Syltefjorden

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
TJ+HR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
760
Location:
Syltefjorden
Møre og Romsdal
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew encountered very bad weather conditions and was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the floatplane crashed into the Syltefjorden. All occupants were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Easington

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940 at 1938 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
P4966
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Easington
East Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to the British coast, the right engine failed. As the captain was unable to maintain a safe altitude, he decided to ditch the aircraft some 20 miles off Easington. All five crew members were rescued while the aircraft sunk and was lost.
Crew (10th Squadron):
S/L Kenneth Francis Ferguson, pilot,
Sgt Charles Stanley Rogers, pilot,
Sgt Walter Fraser, observer,
Sgt Ernest Cummings, wireless operator,
Sgt Mark Niman, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I at RAF Thornaby: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
N7233
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
414-1629
YOM:
1939
Location:
Thornaby AFB
North Yorkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after liftoff, while in initial climb, the twin engine aircraft stalled and crashed. The pilot was killed while all three other occupants were injured.
Crew (220th Squadron):
P/O John Irvine Humphreys, pilot, †
P/O R. Billings, pilot,
LAC T. G. Bellas, wireless operator,
AC1 S. Hildreth, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Loss of control after takeoff following an engine failure.
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