Military

Flight Type:

Zlín Region (Zlínský kraj)

Survivors:

Site:

Mountains

MSN:

2430

Location:

Rožnov pod Radhoštěm

Country:

Czech Republic

Region:

Europe

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In unclear circumstances, the airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded and hilly terrain north of Rožnov pod Radhoštěm. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Walter Höhm, pilot,
Gefr Hermann Kastner, bomb aimer,
Gefr Rudolf Pyka, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Engel, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I at RAF Scampton: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940 at 1615 LT

Type of aircraft:

Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden

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Registration:

P2135

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Scampton – Scampton

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Shortly after takeoff from RAF Scampton, the airplane stalled and crashed near the western perimeter of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Roly Frederick Roberts, pilot,
AC2 Stanley Hall,
AC1 George William Snowden,
Sgt Thomas Robinson, wireless operator and air gunner.

Crash of a Douglas B-18A Bolo near Kalama

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Douglas B-18 Bolo

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Registration:

37-553

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MSN:

2553

YOM:

1937

Location:

Kalama

Washington

Country:

United States of America

Region:

North America

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The crew encountered an unexpected situation and bailed out. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed some 16 km northeast of Kalama. All six crew members were uninjured.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Windrush

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Avro 652 Anson

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Registration:

K8754

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Yes

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Crash landed at RAF Windrush for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 at Lanvéoc NAS: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Yes

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Crashed in unknown circumstances at Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew.
Lt Otto Heinrich Schmidt, pilot, †
Dr. Gustav Adolf Suckstorff, †
Fw Bernhard Wilde, radio operator,
Ogfr Alfred Neubold, air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Pancé: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

Operator:

Registration:

M7+??

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

5075

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Pancé, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Wilhelm Preuschoff, pilot,
Uffz Alfred Preuss, observer,
Gefr Wolfgang Dalchow, radio operator,
Uffz Wilhelm Siersch, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17Z into the Irish Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Dornier DO.17

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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2676

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in the St George Canal. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Ziehm, pilot,
Lt Horst Diedrich, observer,
Hgefr Otto Blüthgen, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Homann, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Rennes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Heinkel He.111

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Registration:

1G+??

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