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Crash of an Ilyushin II-14T in Vockerode: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1960 at 0740 LT
Type of aircraft:
Ilyushin II-14
Operator:
Registration:
400
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
No
Site:
City
Schedule:
Dessau - Dessau
MSN:
14 803 004
YOM:
1958
Location:
Vockerode
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a weather observation mission. After takeoff from Dessau Airport, instead of climbing and flying under IFR, the captain decided to continue under VFR mode below the clouds and in limited visibility. Ten minutes later, while cruising at an altitude of 500 feet, the airplane struck with its right wing the chimney of a metallurgical complexe and crashed in flames. All six crew members and one person on the ground were killed.

Crash of an Antonov AN-2T in Dessau

Date & Time: May 31, 1960
Type of aircraft:
Antonov AN-2
Operator:
Registration:
856
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
178 473 03
YOM:
1957
Location:
Dessau
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing, the right wing struck the runway surface. The aircraft cartwheeled and came to rest. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Douglas C-54D-1-DC Skymaster near Hohengöhren: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1949 at 0117 LT
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-54 Skymaster
Operator:
Registration:
42-72476
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Celle – Berlin
MSN:
10581
YOM:
1945
Location:
Hohengöhren
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
On a night cargo flight from Celle AFB to Berlin-Gatow Airport, the crew encountered technical problems with both right engines (number three and four). The pilot lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field located in Hohengöhren. All three crew members of the 317th TCW were killed. The aircraft was carrying a load consisting of ten tons of coal.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-25-DK in Oberröblingen

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1947
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-93802
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
13754
YOM:
1944
Location:
Oberröblingen
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An engine failed enroute, forcing the crew to attempt an emergency landing. The aircraft crash landed in a field in Oberröblingen. There were no casualties but the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III in Gerbis: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III
Operator:
Registration:
LW430
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Jessen
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While returning to UK following a bombing mission over Berlin, the four engine aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in a field located in Gerbis, near Jessen. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew /640th Squadron):
P/O W. C. McLeod,
Sgt A. P. Webb,
Sgt N. L. Cooper,
Sgt S. W. Wheeler,
Sgt J. C. Burdett,
Sgt R. H. Turner,
Sgt J. N. Boston.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-4 in Magdeburg: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 26, 1942 at 1130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3239
Location:
Magdeburg
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Magdeburg Airport. Both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans-Joachim Wiebe, pilot, +1.
Probable cause:
Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Schwenda: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1941 at 1717 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5582
Location:
Schwenda
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Schwenda while completing a training exercise. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Georg Bödeker, pilot,
Ogefr Franz Zanger, radio operator.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Wittenberg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE254
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Wittenberg
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington in the evening of September 2 on an operation to Berlin. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Wittenberg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Lesley Alexander Robertson, pilot,
Sgt Harry Nutt Unwin, observer,
Sgt Thomas Percy Alexander Riddell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Henry Benjamin Turner, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Magdeburg

Date & Time: Nov 20, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
T4156
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Dishforth - Dishforth
MSN:
1849
YOM:
1940
Location:
Magdeburg
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 1730LT to bomb a synthetic oil plant in Ruhland. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Magdeburg. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Robert Ernest Hinton George,
P/O Robin Charles Mordaunt,
Sgt John William Knight,
Sgt Sydney Cawkwell,
Sgt James Wilkinson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Kalbe: 2 killed

Date & Time: Oct 15, 1940 at 0305 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
X2993
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Lindholme
Location:
Kalbe
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Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton on an operation to Berlin. While cruising at night, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kalbe. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Arthur Howell Davies, pilot, †
Sgt Edgar James Andrews, pilot, †
Sgt Harold Leslie Hurrell,
Sgt Roland Lee.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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