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

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE246
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Anholt Island
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
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 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:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
MSN:
1301
Location:
Rødding
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
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
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE301
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Limfjord
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
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:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
L8864
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
Vrist
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
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:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
813
YOM:
1939
Location:
Anholt Island
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
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:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3895
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Horsham - Horsham
Location:
Lemvig
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
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:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Neumünster – Stavanger
Location:
Tarm
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
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.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J off Samsø Island

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1940 at 0930 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
M7+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
5094
Location:
Samsø Island
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the airplane off Samsø Island. All four occupants were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Obltn Werner Beck,
Fw Heinrich Baasch,
Fw Georg Juchelko +1.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth off Hjarbæk

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
S-356
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1445
YOM:
1930
Location:
Hjarbæk
Midtjylland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training mission when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Hjarbæk Lake off Hjarbæk. Both crew members were rescued.
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