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Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the North Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jan 18, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
BL-127
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Perth – Stavanger
Location:
North Sea
All World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew took deliver of the airplane at Perth Airfield and was supposed to fly to Stavanger, Norway. En route, the aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
Lt Rudolf Gottschalk, pilot,
Sgt Pekka Kallakari, radio operator.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Kauhava: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 23, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
MO-99
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Kauhava - Kauhava
MSN:
VL-4
YOM:
1929
Location:
Kauhava
Ostrobothnia
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training mission out from Kauhava Airport. In flight, control was lost and the airplane crashed in a field. While the pilot was seriously injured, the mechanic was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth off Helsinki: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 25, 1932
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
MO-107
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Helsinki - Helsinki
MSN:
VL-12
YOM:
1929
Location:
Helsinki
Uusimaa
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight when the airplane stalled and crashed in the harbor of Helsinki, bursting into flames. The pilot was seriously injured and the mechanic was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Viipuri: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 13, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
MO-98
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
VL-3
YOM:
1929
Location:
Viipuri
Finland Proper
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a training mission, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed and both crew members, an instructor and a student pilot, were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth in Viipuri:1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1930
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
MO-97
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
VL-2
YOM:
1929
Location:
Viipuri
Finland Proper
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
In unknown circumstances, the single engine aircraft collided in flight with an unidentified aircraft and crashed. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.

Crash of a Savoia S.9 off Zollikon: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1920 at 0935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia S.9
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
YOM:
1920
Location:
Zollikon
Zurich
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way from Lake Maggiore to Finland while on a delivery flight with a crew of two on board. It departed Lake Maggiore in the early morning and overflew the Alps. Vertical to Zurich, the aircraft entered an uncontrolled descent and crashed in the lake of Zurich, off Zollikon. Both occupants were killed and few debris were found on the shore.
Crew:
Carl Erik Leijer, pilot
Carlo Riva, mechanic by the Italian manufacturer Savoia.
Probable cause:
According to the Swiss Authorities, the accident was caused by the disintegration of the wooded propeller in flight due to a faulty gluing method during manufacturing by Savoia, due to sabotage.

Crash of a Savoia S.9 on Gliems Glacier: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1920 at 0847 LT
Type of aircraft:
Savoia S.9
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Delivery
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
YOM:
1920
Location:
Toedi
Glarus
Country:
Switzerland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its way from Lake Maggiore to Finland while on a delivery flight with a crew of two on board. It departed Lake Maggiore in the early morning. While overflying the Alps, the aircraft went out of control and crashed on the Gliems Glacier, in the region of Toedi, Glarus. Both crew were killed and their bodies were transferred to Zurich were they were cremated four days later.
Crew:
Maj Välnö W. Mikkola, pilot
Lt Äly R. L. Durchman.
Probable cause:
According to Swiss Authorities, the accident was caused by the disintegration of the wooded propeller in flight due to a faulty gluing method during manufacturing by Savoia, due to sabotage.
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