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Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Kalundborg: 7 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1942 at 0142 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9310
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lakenheath - Lakenheath
Location:
Kalundborg
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lakenheath at 2137LT on May 17 for operation in the Daffodils region. Passing over Denmark, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the Store Bælt (Grand Belt) some 10 km south of Kalundborg. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Arthur John Frost, pilot,
P/O Gordon Willard Coldwell, pilot,
Sgt James Henry Baillie, flight engineer,
P/O Reginald Philip Gent, observer,
Sgt Alfred Henry Smith, wireless operator,
Sgt William Collins, air gunner,
Sgt John Currie, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Nakskov: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 16, 1942 at 0221 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
Z1615
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Honington - Honington
Location:
Nakskov
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Honington at 2304LT on a Gerdening operation. While passing over the area of Nakskov at a height of about 60 metres, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and ditched into the sea off Nakskov. The air gunner was killed while four other occupants were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Stanley Richards, pilot,
Sgt Ronald Bell,
Sgt Percy Gaum,
P/O John Simpson,
Sgt Albert Gruchy, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester IA in Store Lind: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 9, 1942 at 0223 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7489
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Skellingthorpe - Skellingthorpe
Location:
Store Lind
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Skellingthorpe at 2146LT on 8 May on an operation to Warnemünde. Over the target area, the airplane was severely damaged by the German Flak. Nevertheless, the crew continued over Denmark but with the right engine on fire, the captain ordered his crew to bail out. Out of control, the airplane crashed in an open field located near Store Lind, on Møn Island. The pilot was killed and all six other crew became PoW.
Crew (50th Squadron):
Sgt Maurice Gruber, pilot, †
Sgt S. Garbutt,
P/O Harold Frederick Avery,
Sgt John Pearce,
Sgt Donald Broadhead,
Sgt Richard Solomon,
Sgt Kenneth George Richard Johnson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Rødbyhavn

Date & Time: Apr 27, 1942 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9386
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2393
YOM:
1941
Location:
Rødbyhavn
Sjælland
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 Leeming in the evening of April 26 on an operation to Rostock. Over the target area, it was hit by the German Flak. The crew elected to return to base but was eventually forced to ditch the airplane in the Fehmarn Belt, off Rodbyhavn. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Edward Henriques Valentine,
Sgt Hamilton Durnam,
Sgt John Waterworth,
Sgt Harry Wellington Hands.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G off Møn Island

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
RZ+AB
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
865
YOM:
1939
Location:
Møn Island
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The floatplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Møn Island. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V off Vordingborg

Date & Time: Sep 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6498
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2010
YOM:
1941
Location:
Vordingborg
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2053LT on September 11 on an operation to Warnemünde. It was ditched into the sea off Vordingborg, Denmark. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt F. E. Bowen,
Sgt Colin Robert Dillon Browne,
Sgt Alexander Albert John Goss,
Sgt Jack Overson,
P/O Robert Taylor Charles Oliver White.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-3 off Stege: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 18, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
839
YOM:
1939
Location:
Stege
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a training flight when the crew was forced to make an emergency landing for unknown reasons. The floatplane was ditched off Stege and sank within 10 minutes. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Ofw Ernst Derks, pilot,
Ofhr Armin Köhler, pilot, †
Ofhr Wolfgang Lenze, pilot,
Uffz Oskar Schäffer, mechanic. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mge off Store Heddinge: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
DK+QY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
4039
YOM:
1934
Location:
Store Heddinge
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed into the sea off Store Heddinge. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans Thalec, radio operator,
Ofw Martin Spoigel, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Ruthenberg,
Uffz Helmut Wirth,
Gefr Viktor Lochner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 off Guldborg

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0810 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.86
Operator:
Registration:
CS+NH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Guldborg
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
5
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft in the sea off Guldborg. All seven occupants were rescued by fishermen while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Nakskov

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1940 at 2330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+AL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Nakskov
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a night reconnaissance mission off the Danish coast, the crew was forced to bail out for unknown reasons and abandoned the aircraft that crashed into the sea off Nakskov. Both crew members were rescued.
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