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Midtjylland

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Lyne: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0057 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N6071
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Marham at 2316LT on May 17 on a Gardening operation. It was shot down over Denmark by a German fighter. All seven crew members bailed out before the airplane crashed in Lyne. A crew was killed by ground shrapnel and all others were wounded and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Arthur George Lee Humphreys, pilot,
Sgt Raymond Innes Hill, flight engineer,
Sgt John Nicholas Thomas Taylor, navigator,
F/O Eliot Ralph Barnfather, observer, †
Sgt Roland Layfield, wireless operator,
Sgt Goerge Toynbee-Clarke, air gunner,
Sgt William Arthur Lawrence, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Samsø Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 0200 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AT224
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2219LT to lay mines in the Pumpkin area. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Samsø Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Raymond James Dillon, pilot,
F/Sgt Raymond Wesley Dreyer, observer,
Sgt William Dudley Palmer, wireless operator,
P/O Cyril Cresswell, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Samsø Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 0153 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AD803
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Balderton - Balderton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Balderton at 2235LT to lay mines in the Pumpkin area. While cruising at an altitude of 1,200 feet, it was shot down by the German Marine Flak and crashed into the sea off Samsø Island. Three crew members were killed and the pilot became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Howard Joseph Copeman, pilot,
F/Sgt Albert Alexander Smith, observer, †
Sgt Norman William Smith, wireless operator, †
Sgt William Francis Millerd, wireless operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Marine Flak.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I off Anholt Island

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
AE246
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching the target area, it was hit by the German Flak and the crew elected to divert to Sweden. Eventually, the pilot was forced to ditch the airplane in the Kattegat off the Anholt Island. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
S/L George Roger Tench,
Sgt Kenneth Thompson Hyde,
F/Sgt Henry Thorne,
Sgt Felix Augustine Durnan.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Rødding: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 20, 1941 at 1730 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
1301
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a navigation training exercise when he encountered poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the airplane impacted the slope of a hill and crashed near Rødding. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Harbich, pilot,
Gefr Heinz Schlegel, student pilot,
Oblt Hans-Helmuth Thiele, observer,
Ogefr Otto Freund, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I into the Limfjord: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 27, 1941 at 0330 LT
Operator:
Registration:
AE301
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 2200LT on August 26 to lay mines in the Western Baltic Sea. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by enemy fire while passing over Aalborg and crashed into the Limfjord. Three crew members were killed and a fourth became PoW.
Crew:
F/O Michael James Carr Harwood, pilot, †
F/Sgt Noel Lusher, observer, †
F/Sgt William Alexander Oastler, wireless operator, †
Sgt Norman Thomas Powell.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Vrist: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1941 at 0815 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L8864
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Oulton at 0550LT on an anti-shipping operation off Denmark. While attacking a 1,500 ton cargo ship, the airplane was hit by enemy fire. With the right engine on fire, the airplane crashed into the sea some 30 metres from the beach. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frank Wood, pilot, †
Sgt Ernest George Baker, observer, †
Sgt C. N. Harris, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 off Anholt: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
813
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by the pilot of a Lockheed and crashed into the Kattegat off Anholt Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Gerhard Rost, radio operator,
Fw Ernst Kraack, mechanic +2.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Lemvig

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3895
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Horsham - Horsham
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham on a mission over Aalborg. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Lemvig, Denmark. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Bertram Patrick Hanlon,
F/Lt Meville Neil Mcfadyen Kennedy,
Sgt George Remnant.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Tarm: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Neumünster – Stavanger
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
En route from Neumünster to Stavanger, the crew encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located near Tarm. The mechanic Franz Sauerland was injured while eight other occupants were killed.