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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.

Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra off Vordingborg: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 15, 1939 at 1320 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed 10 Electra
Operator:
Registration:
G-AESY
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
London – Copenhagen – Stockholm – Hambourg
MSN:
1102
YOM:
1937
Location:
Vordingborg
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
While flying some 80 km south of Copenhagen, the crew informed ATC about a fire on board and reduced his altitude. Due to a sudden hazardous situation, the captain attempted to ditch the aircraft off Vordingborg. The aircraft hit the water surface and before it came to rest, the copilot jump into the water. He was slightly injured and quickly rescued while the aircraft sank rapidly. All five other occupants were killed, among them two employees from the Standard Oil Company based in New Jersey.
Probable cause:
Fuel vapor ignited either in its cabin or the space in its port wing, necessitating a forced landing. The blaze was attributed to the leakage of gasoline from the overflow boxes, which in turn must have resulted from the overfilling of its fuel tanks. However, the cause of the ignition of the fuel could not be determined.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.84M Dragon I in Hømgård: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 24, 1936 at 2210 LT
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.84 Dragon
Operator:
Registration:
S-21
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Ambulance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
6060
YOM:
1934
Location:
Hømgård
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Copenhagen-Kastrup on an ambulance flight with a crew of three on board. While cruising at night, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility due to heavy snow falls, the airplane crashed in a field located in Hømgård, some 5 km south of Ringsted. The aircraft was destroyed and all three crew members were killed. It was later understood that the crew was dispatched to search an airplane that was supposed to be missing in the region of Midtsjælland but no plane was found as this was a wrong information.
Crew:
Niels Klinkby Pedersen, pilot,
Claus Ove Peter Schnack,
V. P. Steengaard.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Avnø

Date & Time: Jun 20, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
148
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Avnø - Avnø
MSN:
899
YOM:
1929
Location:
Avnø
Sjælland
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Avnø, the single engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons. Both crew members were injured.
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