Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Amsterdam

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1940 at 0340 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
5J+DR
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3054
Location:
Amsterdam-Schiphol
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at night at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All four crew members were injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Strážek: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Strážek
Vysočina Region (Vysočina)
Country:
Czech Republic
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a wooded area located near Strážek. All six occupants were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Rudolf Dölitsch,
Uffz Fritz Horst +4.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G off Stavanger

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
RZ+AQ
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
880
YOM:
1940
Location:
Stavanger-Sola
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the float plane collided with another Luftwaffe DO.18 (registration unknown). Both aircraft crashed into the sea off Stavanger-Sola Airport. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Stavanger

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
837
YOM:
1939
Location:
Stavanger-Sola
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the float plane collided with another Luftwaffe DO.18 registered RZ+AQ. Both aircraft crashed into the sea off Stavanger-Sola Airport. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H off Edinburgh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Edinburgh
Midlothian (County of Edinburgh)
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crashed into the Firth of Forth, off Edinburgh. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G near Caen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
878
YOM:
1940
Location:
Caen
Calvados
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
On a transit flight to Brest, while cruising in the region of Caen, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances. A crew was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Willi Hagen, pilot,
Lt Siegfried Sott, observer, †
Uffz Raimund Hellmer, wireless operator,
Uffz Osmar Kreutzmann, mechanic.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim I in Bombay

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8539
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Mumbai-Juhu
Maharashtra
Country:
India
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On approach to Bombay-Juhu Airport, an engine failed, causing the airplane to lose height and to crash short of runway. There were no casualties.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IF off Cherbourg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L1300
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
MSN:
8583
YOM:
1938
Location:
Cherbourg
Manche
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Shot dow by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea off Cherbourg. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Eric Edward Lockton, pilot,
Sgt Henry Corcoran, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Schleswig: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
RM+AL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5701
YOM:
1936
Location:
Schleswig
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane suffered an in-flight fire in the rear compartment and crashed into a lake off Schleswig. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Robert Monde, pilot, †
Lt Günther Krenzien, observer,
Uffz Heinrich Rudolf, radio operator, †
Ogfr Alfred Mendenburg. †
Probable cause:
Unknown in-flight fire in the rear compartment.
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