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Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parow

Date & Time: Nov 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
5417
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed at Parow Airport following a pilot error. There were no casualties among the crew and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

Crash of a Dornier DO.242T-1 off Warnemünde

Date & Time: Oct 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.24
Operator:
Registration:
KK+UU
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
016
YOM:
1937
Location:
Warnemünde
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered a technical failure upon takeoff and crashed into the sea some 5 km north of Warnemünde. There were no casualties among the crew.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Warnemünde: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6936
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2228
YOM:
1941
Location:
Warnemünde
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2055LT on an operation to Stettin. Approaching Rostock, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Warnemünde. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O James Clarence Howell, pilot,
F/Lt Russell Ernest Orchard, pilot,
Sgt John Donald Robertson, observer,
Sgt Ernest John Start, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Thomas Wood, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111B-2 in Parow

Date & Time: Sep 11, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1040
YOM:
1936
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew as forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The airplane crash landed in a field in Parow and was destroyed. Both crew members were injured.
Crew:
Fw Jakob Frings, pilot,
Gefr Walter Mielke, air gunner.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18H in Ribnitz

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
BV+HG
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
903
YOM:
1941
Location:
Ribnitz-Pütnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near the Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airfield. All four crew members escaped uninjured.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 in Parow: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5076
Location:
Parow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While circling over Parow, the airplane collided with a German Air Force Heinkel He.60D carrying two crew members. Both airplanes dove into the ground and crashed. All six crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Alfred Heinrich Schwärig, pilot,
Gefr Gert Wintzer, radio operator,
Gefr Otto Elsing, Mechanic,
Gefr Herbert Lopp, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Ribnitz-Pütnitz: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
CU+??
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Ribnitz - Ribnitz
MSN:
3008
YOM:
1940
Location:
Ribnitz-Pütnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport for a local training exercise. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, it caught fire and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Wiedemann, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Braun, student pilot.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Vickers 406 Wellington II in Blievenstorf

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1941 at 0106 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 406 Wellington II
Operator:
Registration:
W5433
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Binbrook - Binbrook
Location:
Blievenstorf
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Binbrook at 2046LT on August 12 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by the German Flak and was abandoned by the crew. The airplane dove into the ground and was destroyed while all six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert McDougal Durham,
P/O John Raymond Gibbon,
F/Lt Alexander Douglas Gosman,
Sgt Kenneth Stuart Holman,
Sgt James Jackson,
Sgt Leslie Frith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Rerik: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2854
YOM:
1935
Location:
Rerik
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in Rerik, about 30 km west of Rostock. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hans Ladegast, pilot,
Gefr Hans Schütt, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Schwerin

Date & Time: Mar 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
4213
Location:
Schwerin-Parchim
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operational sortie. For unknown reasons, the crew decided to abandon the aircraft and bailed out over Eindhoven. Nevertheless, the airplane continued to the northeast for more than 400 km then entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the region of Schwerin. All four crew members were uninjured and the airplane was destroyed.
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