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Crash of a Short S.25 Sunderland III in Corlea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1944 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NJ175
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Castle Archdale - Castle Archdale
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shortly after take off from the Castle Archdale Seaplane Base, an engine failed. The crew jettisoned some charges and fuel. Later, the captain decided to attempt an emergency landing but the aircraft crashed in Corlea, some 40 km south of RAF Castle Archdale. Three crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Rosslare: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 25, 1944 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DJ639
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Carew Cheriton - Carew Cheriton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a training mission on behalf of the 10th Radio School based in RAF Carew Cheriton. While cruising off the Irish coast in good weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and dove into the sea. The crew of a fishing boat went to the scene and was able to recover one body while all three other occupants were lost.
Crew (10th Radio School):
F/L R. I. Johnson,
F/S R. J. Tudehope,
F/S S. J. H Young,
AC2 R. R. Carr.

Crash of a Consolidated B-24 Liberator II on Mt Slievenaglogh: 15 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1942 at 0745 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AL577
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
19
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
15
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Fayid Airport in Egypt on a liaison flight, carrying 19 crew members. In the early morning, while approaching Dundalk, it impacted the slope of Mt Slievenaglogh and disintegrated. Fourteen crew members were killed and five others were injured. Three days later, one of the survivors died from injuries sustained.
Crew:
W/Cdr Richard John Wells, pilot, †
P/O John Peile Tolson, pilot, †
P/O Wilfred Bertrand Stephens, pilot, †
F/Sgt George Buchanan, pilot, †
Sgt Paul Herrick Morey, observer, †
F/Sgt Carlton Stokes Goodenough, observer, †
F/Sgt Leslie George Jordan, observer, †
P/O George Frederick King, observer, †
Sgt Henry James Gibbons, wireless operator, †
Sgt Charles Joseph Ingram, wireless operator, †
Sgt Walter Paul Brooks, wireless operator, †
F/Lt Francis Charles Barrett, air gunner, †
F/O James Robert Anderson,
Sgt Cyril Rowland Amos,
F/Sgt Lindsay Ross Williams, †
Sgt Thomas Edward Pattison,
Sgt Sydney Frederick Hayden,
Sgt Andrew McMillan Smith Brownlie, †
F/Sgt Herbert William Thornley Sloman. †
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84 Dragon at Baldonnel AFB

Date & Time: Dec 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
18
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Baldonnel - Baldonnel
MSN:
6071
YOM:
1934
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot departed Baldonnel-Casement AFB on a local banner and glider towing exercise when the airplane crashed for unknown reasons shortly after takeoff. The pilot was rescued.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V near Jenkinstown: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1941 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
AE577
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Baldonnel - Belfast
MSN:
414-3932
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane entered the Irish airspace at 0835LT and landed at Baldonnel-Casement Airport at 0924LT after the crew reported they were low on fuel. The crew were given food and rest then the airplane was unarmed and cleared to depart. It took off at 1320LT bound for Belfast-Aldergrove Airport. Flying to the north, the crew encountered poor visibility when the airplane impacted a hill located near Jenkinstown, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Louis Romeo Dubuc, pilot,
Sgt Frederick James Goodwin, observer,
Samuel Raymond Kenny, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Carne: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4T+JH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5289
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed near Carne, southeast of Ireland. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Rudolf Peschmann, pilot,
Reg. Rat Herbert Rumpf, observer,
Uffz Alois Mittermeier, radio operator,
Ogfr Hubert Moderzewski, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Niebauer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Blessington: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941 at 0434 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD730
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 2030LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. While returning to base, it overflew the United Kingdom, crossed the Irish Sea and eventually crashed on a hillside near Blessington. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Kenneth Hill, pilot,
Sgt John Thompson Lamb, pilot,
Sgt Stanley Wright, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Henry Erdwin, wireless operator.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P off Wexford: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G1+DT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris - Paris
MSN:
2822
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Paris-Le Bourget Airport on an operation over the Merseyside area. Along the Irish coast, it was shot down by the pilot of a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Wexford. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Hans Kohler,
Fw Horst Birkholz,
Uffz Rudolf Firchau,
Gefr Franz Günther,
Fw Martin Lippert.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 off Saltee Islands

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
810
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the floatplane went out of control and crashed into the sea off Saltee Islands, south Ireland. All crew members were rescued by another DO.18.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth on Mt Little Sugar Loaf: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1937
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
EI-AAJ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Baldonnel - Baldonnel
MSN:
1866
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot Reginald Good was performing a solo flight and departed Baldonnel Airport in the day. En route, the single engine aircraft impacted the slope of Mt Little Sugar Loaf located south of Bray, some 23 km southeast of Dublin. The aircraft was destroyed and the pilot was killed.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.