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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Berlin-Köpenick: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 1, 1943 at 2230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4829
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Berlin-Köpenick
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Waddington at 1846LT on an operation to Berlin. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Köpenick, east suburb of Berlin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Bernard Frank Forman, pilot,
Sgt Leslie Farmer, flight engineer,
Sgt Donald George John Coombes, navigator,
Sgt Laurence John Holleron, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Eric Toft, wireless operator,
Sgt John Little, air gunner,
F/Sgt Benjamin Francis Brown, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 in Berlin-Köpenick: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 3, 1943 at 1148 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
KF+LD
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
360136
Location:
Berlin-Köpenick
Berlin
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a test flight when it suffered an engine failure and crashed in Berlin-Köpenick, killing all three occupants. On board were two civilian engineers and one pilot.
Crew:
Obfw Paul Mrusek, pilot.
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight after the failure of one or more connecting rods.
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