Crash of a Dornier DO.217E-4 off Blyth: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 15, 1942 at 2006 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.217
Operator:
Registration:
U5+NT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Amster
Location:
Blyth
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. Approaching the British coast, it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Blyth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Emil Aster, pilot,
Uffz Arnold Neumann, observer,
Gefr Hans Lehmann, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Thomas, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off Blyth

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
N5199
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thornaby - Thornaby
Location:
Blyth
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a maritime patrol flight off the British coast when both engines failed in flight. The pilot attempted to ditch the aircraft some 10 km off Blyth. The aircraft sank after 45 minutes and all four crewmen were rescued by the crew of a minesweeper.
Crew (608th Squadron):
F/O Johnson,
P/O Lambert,
AC2 Lumley,
Cpl Young.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60 Moth in Blyth

Date & Time: May 20, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Registration:
G-EBLX
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cramlington - Cramlington
MSN:
190
YOM:
1925
Location:
Blyth
Northumberland
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a private flight out from Cramlington Airport. En route, the engine failed, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing in an open field located in Blyth. The aircraft named 'Novacastria' was damaged beyond repair and both occupants were injured.
Probable cause:
Water in the fuel system was found to be a contributory factor to the engine stopping.
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