Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor off Grimsey Island

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+FL
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0200
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a survey flight off the north coast of Iceland, the four-engine aircraft was shot down by two USAAF P.38 Lightning and crashed into the Greenland Sea off the Grimsey Island. All seven crew members took refuge in a dinghy and were later rescued while the aircraft sank and was lost.
Crew (I/KG40):
Karl Holtrup,
Günter Karte,
Josef Teufel,
Herbert Richter,
Emil Brandt,
Wilhelm Lehn,
Siegfried Klinkmann.
Source: http://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/wiki.php?id=78787
Probable cause:
Shot down by two USAAF fighters.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor in Aljezur: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was shot down by the pilot of a British fighter and crashed near Aljezur. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor into the Norwegian Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+CK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
081
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane was on a flight from Norway to Iceland and failed to arrive at destination. It probably crashed somewhere into the Norwegian Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Dietrich Weber, pilot,
Uffz Hans Wieser, copilot,
Uffz Wolfgang Melzer, radio operator,
Uffz Willi Nuss, radio operator,
Fw Alfons Lischke, mechanic,
Ogefr Heinrich Köhl, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor on Mt Kvitanosi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+AK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
0140
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a routine mission out of Stavanger-Sola Airport, the crew failed to realize his altitude was insufficient when the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Kvitanosi located 18 km northwest of Vossevangen. Four crew members were killed on impact and two others were injured. They walked away for several hours before finding help.
Crew (2./I./KG 40):
Oblt Waldemar Hackel, pilot, †
Uffz Adolf Liebscher, pilot, †
Gefr Fritz Albrechts, flight engineer,
Fldw Erwin Kopp, radio operator, †
Uffz Walter Schwartz, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Pech. †
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor off Iceland: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
124
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane failed to return to base following an operation over Iceland and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea off the island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Kurt Pieper, pilot,
Uffz Johannes Möckel, copilot,
Uffz Karl Wissner, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Kreft, radio operator,
Uffz Wilhelm Heck, mechanic,
Ogefr Hans Möller, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor at Ørland AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
162
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed on takeoff from Ørland AFB and was destroyed. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Herbert Fahje, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Ramm, copilot,
Fw Fritz Cordes, radio operator,
Uffz Hermann Kraus, radio operator,
Obfw Martin Laucks, mechanic,
Ogefr Hermann Elpers, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor into the Atlantic Ocean: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+KL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
109
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane failed to return to base following a mission over Iceland. Believed to have crashed somewhere into the Atlantic Ocean. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Feldt, pilot,
Fw Bernhard Korber, pilot,
Lt Herbert Hachtmann, radio operator,
Uffz Georg Stiegle, radio operator,
Obfw Werner Sieth, mechanic,
Uffz Walter Schultze, air gunner.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor in Arnarvatnsheiði: 7 killed

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+EK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Trondheim - Trondheim
MSN:
0131
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a reconnaissance flight over the western part of Iceland. Intercepted by two USAAF P-38 Lightning, it was shot down and crashed on the western slope of Kleppatagl (407 metres high) located in Arnarvatnsheiði. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Heinrich A. Godde, pilot,
Fw Mathias Frantzen, pilot,
Ofw Horst Kross, radio operator,
Uffz Manfred Unger, radio operator,
Uffz Alois Schwab, bomb aimer,
Uffz Helmut Engelmann, mechanic,
Uffz Hans Todtenhöfer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two US fighters.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3/U4 Condor in Trondheim: 7 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+?K
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0090
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport in marginal weather conditions. After takeoff, the heavily loaded Condor failed to gain sufficient height and drifted to the southwest due to strong north wind. The pilot was unable to turn to the right and the heavy wind forced the plane to the ground on the other side of the river. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (2./I./KG 40):
Oberlt Theodor Jochimsen, pilot,
Fw Otto Schorrer, copilot,
Fw Josef, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Vellmer,
Fw Heinz Wagner, flight engineer,
Uffz Felix Wiesner, air gunner,
Fhn Lothar Schäfer.
Probable cause:
Loss of control due to strong unfavorable winds.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor off Reykjavik: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F8+BB
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0125
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While engaged in a maritime patrol flight over the North Atlantic Ocean, the four engine airplane was shot down by the pilots of a USAAF P.38 and a Curtiss P-40 and crashed into the sea some 15 km west of Reykjavik. All six crew members were killed.
Crew (I./KG 40):
Obfw Fritz Köhn, pilot,
Obfw Philipp Haisch, pilot,
Obfw Ottmar Ebener, radio operator,
Uffz Wolgang Schulze, mechanic,
Obfw Artur Wohlleben, mechanic,
Obfw Albert Winkelmann, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two USAAF fighters.