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Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58C-2 Weihe off Ribnitz: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 17, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Registration:
TD+HQ
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Ribnitz - Ribnitz
MSN:
278
Location:
Ribnitz-Pütnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training exercise out from Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport when the airplane crashed for unknown reason in the Saaler Bodden. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Werner Roth, pilot,
Gefr Adolf Henninger, pilot,
Gefr Fritz Kämpfer, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers W.34 in Bossin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.34
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Heringsdorf - Heringsdorf
MSN:
4001
YOM:
1939
Location:
Bossin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Heringsdorf Airport on a local training flight. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane collided with a Heinkel He.51 (MSN 1019) also operated by the Luftwaffe. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in Bossin, about 4 km west of Heringsdorf Airport. All four crew members on board the W.34 as well as the pilot of the He.51 (Uffz Sebastian Strobel) were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hans Klinger, pilot,
Ofhr Erich Plewka, pilot,
Ofhr Hans Lorensen, pilot.
Uffz Ernst Drude, mechanic.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Greese

Date & Time: Dec 5, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
T2501
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
Location:
Greese
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 Newmarket in the evening of December 4 on an operation to Düsseldorf. For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to make an emergency landing in a field in Greese. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt R. E. Bush,
P/O Hardie Grosvenor De Forest,
Sgt John Gage,
P/O John Ray Hoppe,
F/O Frank Harvey Vivian,
Sgt Carl Henry Charles Wright.

Crash of a Heinkel He.70 in Zingst: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.70
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1548
Location:
Zingst
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 Zingst, bursting into flames. Both crew members were killed.
Crew.
Uffz Emil Wille, pilot,
Gefr Josef Wotzkow, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers W.33 in Warnemünde: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 23, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Junkers W.33
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
035
Location:
Warnemünde
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 crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing when the single engine airplane crashed in an open field in Warnemünde. Both crew members were killed.
Crew.
Uffz Friedrich Linsel, pilot,
Gefr Hartmann, pilot.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Glasow: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
N2774
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Glasow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Mildenhall at 0049LT on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Glasow, some 20 km southwest of Stettin (Szczecin). All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Kenneth John Hide, pilot,
Sgt Goulden Oliver Webster, pilot,
Sgt Norman Eric Vince, observer,
Sgt Anthony John Mitchell, wireless operator,
Sgt Harry Whitworth, wireless operator,
Sgt Hugh William Third, air gunner.
Probable cause:
shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 in Lüssow: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1940 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
DH+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Stralsund - Stralsund
MSN:
7155
Location:
Lüssow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stralsund-Barth Airport on a test flight, carrying one pilot and two civilians. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Lüssow, in the suburb of Stralsund, about 22 km southeast of the airfield. All three occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Georg Manke, pilot,
Mr. Karl Mohr,
Mr. Reinhold Schultze.

Crash of a Dornier Do J Wal in Ribnitz-Pütnitz

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier Do J Wal
Operator:
Registration:
PD+AP
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
709
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:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. Oblt Pusch +1 were injured. The aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a Dornier DO.17E in Moitin: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 27, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3112
Location:
Moitin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed in a pasture while flying in poor weather conditions. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred Jurgeit, pilot,
Lt Reinhard Weber, observer,
Hgefr Georg Berger, mechanic.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Heiligendamm

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
L4088
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Heiligendamm
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 RAF Waddington on a mine laying mission in the Baltic Sea. While flying along the German coast, the aircraft was shot down by the German Flak. The pilot made an emergency landing near Heiligendamm. All four crew members became PoW and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
F/Lt F. G. Dutton, pilot,
Sgt J. G. Slowey,
Cpl William Philip Jeffrey Watson,
Cpl W. R. Davidson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.
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