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-4 Condor near Royan: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 27, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0168
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 mistakenly shot down by friendly fire and crashed west of Royan. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Fritz Marschall, pilot,
Obfw Heinrich Trumpfheller, pilot,
Uffz Werner Heland, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Sikoll, radio operator,
Fw Richard Weber, mechanic,
Ogefr Wilhelm Höcker, air gunner,
Ogefr Heinrich Schmidt, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-4 Condor in Trondheim: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
116
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed while taking off from Trondheim-Værnes Airport and was destroyed. Five crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Obfw Wilhelm Pfitzenreuter, pilot, †
Uffz Georg Suchan, pilot, †
Ogefr Horst Annighöfer, mechanic, †
Uffz Werner Paulsen, radio operator, †
Uffz Helmut Gaiser, radio operator, †
Gefr Siegfried Klinkmann, air gunner,
Uffz Wilhelm Reinhardt, air gunner.

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.