Crash of a Dornier DO.28B-1 in Germany

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.28A/B
Operator:
Registration:
D-IBOR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3081
Location:
Germany
All Germany
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in West Germany. The exact date of the mishap as well as the crew fate remains unknown. The aircraft should be delivered to the Turkish Air Force.

Crash of a Douglas C-47A-30-DL in Germany: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Douglas C-47 Skytrain (DC-3)
Operator:
Registration:
42-23604
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Supply
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
9466
YOM:
1943
Location:
Germany
All Germany
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Lost without trace in Germany during WWII. All four crew members were considered as deceased.
Crew (86th Air Transport Squadron):
T/Sgt Joseph A. Filkins Jr.,
T/Sgt John T. Huddy,
1st Lt John D. Lampman Jr.,
1st Lt Paul E. Mellers.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Germany

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1069
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Marham - Marham
Location:
Germany
All Germany
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 Marham at 1733LT on November 7 on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany. All six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Frederick Charles Adams,
Sgt Alfred Herbert Bowater,
Sgt William Fraser,
Sgt John Reid Curtis McGlashan,
Sgt Ronald Sydney Charles Stewart,
Sgt J. Dobson.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Germany

Date & Time: Sep 6, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R3163
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Mildenhall - Mildenhall
Location:
Germany
All Germany
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 Mildenhall at 2200LT on September 5 for a Razzle operation in the Black Forest region of Germany. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in Germany and all six crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Duncan Armstrong McFarlane,
P/O George Max Ratcliffe Smith,
F/O H. Burton,
Sgt Joe Bailey,
Sgt Harry Gordon Barnes,
Sgt A. R. Peacock.

Crash of a Junkers G.31fo in Germany

Date & Time: May 31, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Junkers G.31
Operator:
Registration:
D-ABIL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Government
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
3008
YOM:
1928
Location:
Germany
All Germany
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the Junkers G.31fo registered D-ABIL collided with a Junkers JU.52/3m registered D-APUT, somewhere over Germany (exact place unknown). It seems that the JU52 was able to land safely while the JU31 crashed. The occupant fate remains unknown as well as the exact date of the occurrence, somewhere in May 1936.
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