Ille-et-Vilaine

Landing (descent or approach)

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1G+IT

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Rennes - Rennes

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2626

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The airplane departed Rennes on an operation to Liverpool. While returning at night, the crew encountered foggy conditions and was unable to locate the Rennes Airfield. While trying to land, the airplane collided with fruit trees and crashed in a pond located in Goven, about 11 km southwest of Rennes Airport. A crew member was able to bail out prior to the accident and was injured while all four other occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Jansen, pilot, †
Maj Manfred Freiherr von Speck-Sternburg, observer, †
Lt Max Kramwinkel, observer, †
Fw Georg Hobbie, radio operator,
Uffz Erwin Schmidt, mechanic. †

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-2 in Rennes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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1G+ER

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Rennes - Rennes

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1460

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1936

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed prior to landing at Rennes Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Alfred Masurek, pilot,
Ofw Franz Möller, observer,
Uffz Otto Willrisch, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Krebs, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in La Mézière: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1940

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1G+GT

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Rennes - Rennes

MSN:

1577

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1936

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Few minutes after takeoff from Rennes, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in La Mézière, about 16 km north of the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Hans Stößel, pilot,
Uffz Ernest Urbich, observer,
Uffz Jonny Müller, radio operator,
Uffz Siegfried Wiechers, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Baulon: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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F7+?L

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3124

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Baulon, about 24 km southwest of Rennes. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Heinrich Koch,
Uffz Hans Wedekind,
Uffz Gustav Hein.

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

Date & Time: Aug 28, 1940

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Junkers JU.88

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M7+??

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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 Heinkel He.111P in Rennes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1940

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1G+??

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Les Landes d'Apigné, near Rennes Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Wilhelm Deuschle, pilot,
Uffz Adolf Engelbrecht,
Flg Heinz Schönwälder,
Prf Evald Winterlich,
Flg Hans Mader.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Rennes

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1940

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Landing (descent or approach)

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1G+DS

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Crashed on landing for unknown reasons. All five crew members evacuated safely.
Crew:
Fw Hans Oeckenpöhler, pilot,
Fw. Schreiber, observer,
Uffz Erich Frielinghaus, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Lösecke, mechanic,
Gefr Adolf Blumenthal, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1940

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Dornier DO.17

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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 Potez 540 in Dinard

Date & Time: Apr 11, 1940 at 1520 LT

Type of aircraft:

Potez 540

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X-587

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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