Country
code
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Crash of a Cessna 421C Golden Eagle III in Heringsdorf
Date & Time:
Jan 16, 2000 at 1145 LT
Registration:
D-ILMS
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Hamburg - Heringsdorf
MSN:
421C-0891
YOM:
1980
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On final approach to Heringsdorf Airport in poor weather conditions, the twin engine aircraft collided with trees and crashed in a wooded area located 750 metres short of runway 28, bursting into flames. The pilot, sole on board, was seriously injured and the aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and a post crash fire. At the time of the accident, the visibility was about 400 metres with a ceiling at 100 feet, below minimums.
Crash of an Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 in Boizenburg: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 12, 1953 at 1430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RF531
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leconfield – Berlin
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, the four engine bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 and crashed in Boizenburg, killing all seven crew members. It is understood tha the aircraft had been attacked after staying off course 'whilst on a routine training mission' from RAF Leconfield to the Airport of Berlin-Gatow. However, that may have been a "cover story" for the aircrafts real mission of ELINT (Electronic Intelligence Gathering) over Soviet-occupied East Germany.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15.
Crash of an Avro 691 Lancastrian XPP in Ludwiglust
Date & Time:
May 10, 1949
Operator:
Registration:
G-AKDP
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin – Lübeck
MSN:
3386
YOM:
1947
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
En route from Berlin to Lübeck, taking part to the Berlin Airlift, the crew encountered control problems. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located west of Ludwiglust. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all four crew members were unhurt.
