Crash of a Handley Page H.P.42 in Moresby Parks

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AS981
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
HP.42/4
YOM:
1929
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to reduce his altitude and to attempt an emergency landing. The four engine aircraft crash landed in a pasture located in Moresby Parks, northeast of Whitehaven, bursting into flames. All occupants evacuated safely and the aircraft was destroyed by a post crash fire and several explosions that occurred past the mishap. It was confirmed by the RAF that the aircraft was carrying ammunition boxes.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17E in Szczecin: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
835
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Szczecin, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Jakob, pilot,
Oblt Heinrich Goldmann, observer,
Ofw Walter Ackert, radio operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Aden

Date & Time: Aug 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L4911
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Aden - Aden
MSN:
8926
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane overshot the runway and crashed in a sandy area. All three crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-3 off Redcar

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1940 at 1245 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+AC
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Westerland - Westerland
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast on a combat mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter. The captain attempted to ditch the aircraft some 15 miles off Redcar. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (Stab Staffel II/KG 26):
Oberstlt Hans Hefele, pilot,
Lt Rudolf Behnisch, pilot,
Lt Georg Kempe, observer,
Uffz Albert Weber, wireless operator,
Uffz Alfred Bächle, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17M-1 in Dinard: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances at Dinard Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Willy Krause, pilot,
Obst Helmut Küster, observer,
Uffz Ernst Sellke, radio operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I at RAF Leeming

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940 at 1515 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8692
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After landing at RAF Leeming, the airplane was unable to stop within the remaining distance, overran and collided with trees. Both crew members evacuated safely and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The crew forgot to lower the flaps for landing.

Crash of a Vickers Valentia near Kibaya: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
269
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the region of Kibaya. Eight occupants were killed and four others were rescued.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.89A Dragon Rapide in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940
Operator:
Registration:
X9449
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6309
YOM:
1935
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Castle Bromwich on a liaison flight, carrying three crew members. En route, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following a fuel exhaustion. The aircraft crash landed in a pasture located in Llanrhaeadr-ym-Mochnant, Wales. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I in Maltby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7314
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
414-1710
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
While on a supply mission from RAF Thornaby, the crew failed to realize he was flying too low due to poor visibility. The twin engine aircraft hit power cables and crashed in an open field, bursting into flames. A crew member survived while all three others were killed.
Crew (220th Squadron.):
F/L Harold Wentworth Aylward Sheahan, pilot, †
P/O Charles James Allsup, copilot, †
Sgt Sydney Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt Eric Bale Butler.

Crash of a Fiat BR.20 Cigogna in Cella: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
MM21408
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Cella, about 19 km southwest of Parma. All four crew members were killed.