Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Tynemouth: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+BL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6180
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an operation to England, the bomber was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Tynemouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Hans Vieck, pilot,
Oblt Wilhelm Maschmann, observer,
Uffz Gerhard Emmerich, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Börger, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Tynemouth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 2, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+DL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
3422
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on an operation to England, the bomber was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Tynemouth. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Ofw Bernhard Winse, pilot, †
Ogefr Heinrich Forstbach, air gunner, †
Oblt Heinrich Börger,
Ogefr Karl Schummer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Tynemouth: 5 killed

Date & Time: May 7, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3169
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of May 6 on an operation to Hamburg. While returning to base the following night, it collided with a barrage balloon cable and crashed in the River Humber off Tynemouth. Five crew members were killed and a sixth was injured.
Crew:
Sgt John Hall, wireless operator, †
Sgt Alexander Coutts Mee, pilot, †
Sgt David Leo Nola, pilot, †
P/O Clifford Frederick Page, observer, †
Sgt Walter Russell, wireless operator, †
Sgt Craven.
Probable cause:
Collision with a barrage balloon cable.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IVF off Tynemouth

Date & Time: Apr 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V5526
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Thornaby - Thornaby
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Thornaby at 0845LT on a convoy patrol mission. For unknown reasons, it was ditched into the sea off Tynemouth. All three crew members were injured and rescued.
Crew:
P/O R. Reeve,
P/O G. B. Bass,
Sgt H. M. Bedford.

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

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1940 at 0800 LT
Operator:
Registration:
T4151
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newmarket - Newmarket
MSN:
1844
YOM:
1940
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Newmarket at 1910LT on November 5 on a bombing mission over Milan. While returning to his base on the next morning, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Due to the lack of visibility and thunderstorm activity, the crew lost his bearings and was unable to fix his exact position. The reduced his altitude and ditched the airplane some 10 miles off Tynemouth. All five crew members were rescued and the aircraft sank.
Crew (77th Squadron):
Sgt D. H. Gilbert, pilot,
P/O Hayden Hugh Miller, pilot,
Sgt Thorpe, observer,
Sgt Hurlston, wireless operator,
Sgt Bingham, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Tynemouth: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 13, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching the Northumberland coast on a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the sea, maybe in the region of Tynemouth (unconfirmed). All four occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Tynemouth: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940 at 1115 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While cruising off the British coast during a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the sea some 15 miles off Tynemouth. Three crew members were rescued as two others were killed.
Crew (26th Squadron):
Ofw Fritz Wiemer, pilot,
Fw Franz Schnee, observer,
Uffz Alfred Dietrich, wireless operator,
Uffz Willi Wolff, engineer, †
Uffz Karl-Ernst Thiede, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H3 off Tynemouth

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+??
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Schleswig - Schleswig
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast on a reconnaissance mission, the twin engine was shot down by the crew of an RAF Hawker Hurricane and crashed into the sea 15 miles east of Tynemouth. All four crew from the 26th Squadron were rescued.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an RAF fighter.