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Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Vertou: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Vertou
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Vertou, some 8 km southeast of Nantes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Freudenberger, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Carl, observer,
Gefr Wilhelm Sturz, radio operator,
Uffz Johann Brühl, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Nantes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AD750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Finningley - Finningley
Location:
Nantes
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Finningley to bomb the French factory SNCASO located near Nantes-Château Bougon Airport. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed 2 km southeast of the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O William Kelman Burr Thomas, pilot,
P/O George Harold Frederick Inniss, navigator,
Sgt Jack Lewis Franco, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Arnold Colson, wireless operator.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-5 in Nantes

Date & Time: Jan 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3524
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing for unknown reasons. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Rougé

Date & Time: Dec 11, 1940 at 0950 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X3049
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Rougé
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on a mine laying mission in the Gironde. En route, it was shot down by the German Flak and crash landed in Rougé. All four crew members were uninjured but became PoW.
Crew:
S/L Nicolas Henry Joseph Tindall, pilot,
Sgt Eric Martin, observer,
Sgt Peter Reginald Tebbutt, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James McEwan, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Pont-Saint-Martin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 25, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1T+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3228
Location:
Pont-Saint-Martin
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Pont-Saint-Martin, about 4 km southeast of Nantes Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogfr Ernst Mayer, pilot,
Uffz Hans Reith, observer,
Ogfr Walter Loewe, radio operator,
Gefr Robert Kirchner, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Nantes: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M7+YK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nantes - Nantes
MSN:
4094
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Crashed upon takeoff from Nantes Airport, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
Ofw Joachim Kuschke,
Uffz Hans Groth,
Uffz Sibo Stecheisen,
Gefr Alfred Keller,
Flg August Ehses.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to a pilot error.

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

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
4061
Location:
Nantes
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Nantes, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Jansen,
Gfr Horst Müller,
Obfw Albin Erdmann,
Fw Buschelka.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111P in Nantes

Date & Time: Aug 30, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2813
Location:
Nantes
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances. All six crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Oblt Nedden,
Lt Wrenski,
Oblt Hünerbein,
Uffz Schlosser,
Uffz Siebers,
Ogfr Walpert.

Crash of a Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 451 in Nantes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 24, 1940 at 1400 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lioré-et-Olivier LeO 45 (451-459)
Operator:
Registration:
L-619
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Nantes - Nantes
MSN:
83
YOM:
1939
Location:
Nantes-Atlantique (Château Bougon)
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Nantes Airport on an endurance mission on behalf of the Société Nationale de Construction Aéronautique de l’Ouest (SNCAO), carrying five crew members. Few minutes after takeoff, a blue smoke spread in the cabin and a fire erupted, coming apparently from a tank in the rear of the airplane. The captain decided to return for an emergency landing. On final, at an altitude of 200 metres, one of the crew member was able to bail out when the aircraft nosed down and crashed in a field located one km from the runway, bursting into flames. The crew who bailed out was slightly injured while four other occupants were killed, among them three engineers from SNCAO.
Crew:
Mr. Charles Bollon de Clavière, pilot, †
Mr. Gabriel Monteau, mechanic, †
Mr. André Dufour, mechanic, †
Sgt Louis Porchaire, radio operator, †
Sgt/C Goblet.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire for unknown reasons.
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