Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon at RAF Castle Bromwich

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
X9399
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
6075
YOM:
1934
Location:
Castle Bromwich
West Midlands
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Just after liftoff at RAF Castle Bromwich, the airplane stalled and crashed. Both crew members were rescued and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Boulton & Paul P.75 Overstrand off Chesil Beach: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Boulton & Paul P.75 Overstrand
Operator:
Registration:
K8173
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warmwell - Warmwell
Location:
Chesil Beach
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Warmwell on a bombing exercice over the Chesil Bank, Dorset. While flying along the coast, the left engine caught fire and exploded. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O D. R. Williams,
LAC K. J. Cyster,
LAC G. W. Patterson.
Probable cause:
The left engine caught fire and exploded in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Trondheim

Date & Time: Apr 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
07+A25
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5660
YOM:
1936
Location:
Trondheim
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The float plane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Trondheim and was wrecked. The crew fate remains unknown.

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

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1940 at 1150 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Oldenburg-Hatten
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
On approach to Oldenburg-Hatten Airport, the pilot initiated a go around procedure for unknown reasons. During a second attempt to land, he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Siegfried Engfer, pilot,
Uffz Rolf Armbrust, bomber,
Uffz Johann Heil, radio operator,
Ogfr Werner Geling, engineer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Tofte: 17 killed

Date & Time: Apr 16, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
BA+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Tofte
Buskerud
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
13
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
17
Circumstances:
En route to Oslo-Fornebu Airport, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Tofte, killing all 17 occupants.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Mablethorpe: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 14, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4065
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Mablethorpe
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying sortie off Denmark. While returning at night, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea some 12 miles off Mablethorpe. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was found.
Crew:
Lt Robert James Cosgrove, pilot,
Sgt Frederick William Batchelor, navigator,
Cpl James Doran, wireless operator,
Sgt Gordon William Everatt, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Berle

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
NG+BU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5674
YOM:
1937
Location:
Berle
Hordaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After being attacked in flight, the pilot attempted an emergency landing when the float plane crashed into the sea off Berle. The occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Gullesfjordbotn

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
SE+JZ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6482
YOM:
1939
Location:
Gullesfjordbotn
Troms
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was on his way from Oslo to the north of Norway, taking part to an important troops movement of the German Army. The aircraft departed Oslo-Fornebu Airport bound to the north when the pilot encountered poor visibility due to heavy snow falls. He attempted an emergency landing on an icy area located near Gullesfjordbotn where the airplane crash landed. All occupants escaped unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Fw Walter Thomas,
Uffz Otto Wechsung,
Uffz Heinz Richter.

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

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
1Z+FM
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Location:
Aalborg
Nordjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On approach to Aalborg Airport, all three engines failed. The airplane stalled and crashed. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued.
Probable cause:
Triple engine failure on approach.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Gangsøya Island: 10 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Trondheim – Bergen
MSN:
5711
YOM:
1937
Location:
Gangsøya
Sogn og Fjordane
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
7
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
10
Circumstances:
The crew departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a flight to Bergen with another JU52. En route, the aircraft was shot down by a Norwegian anti-aircraft battery and crashed into the sea off the Gangsøya Island. All 10 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Norwegian Flak.
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