Crash of a Dornier DO.28A-1 in Hamburg

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1968
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.28A/B
Operator:
Registration:
D-IBEM
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Ferry
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Helgoland – Hamburg
MSN:
3036
Location:
Hamburg-Helmut-Schmidt (Fuhlsbüttel)
Hamburg
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
On touchdown at Hamburg-Fuhlsbüttel Airport, the airplane went out of control and came to rest upside down. The pilot was uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Crash of a Dornier DO.28A-1 on Helgoland Island

Date & Time: Oct 13, 1964
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.28A/B
Operator:
Registration:
D-ICTF
Flight Type:
Scheduled Revenue Flight
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
3025
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on Helgoland Island. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942 at 0107 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
R1061
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Elsham Wolds - Elsham Wolds
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Elsham Wolds at 2055LT on March 28 on an operation to Lübeck. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and is believed to have crashed in the sea somewhere off Heligoland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O John Edward Ward, pilot,
Sgt Erskine Peter Wright, pilot,
Sgt John Robert Dodd,
Sgt Hugh Ian Fraser,
Sgt Andrew Albert Sidney Harris, wireless operator,
F/O Bertram John Fyson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Heligoland Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 21, 1942 at 1810 LT
Type of aircraft:
Lockheed L-414 Hudson
Operator:
Registration:
AM697
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton
MSN:
414-2779
YOM:
1941
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton at 1528LT on a maritime patrol flight. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in the sea some 50 km west of Heligoland Island. No trace was ever found.
Crew:
Sgt Clarence Leslie Broadfield,
P/O Robert Crozier,
Sgt Frederick Douglas Orgar,
F/Sgt Roy Livingstone Pitkin.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC off Heligoland Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
N2852
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Lindholme - Lindholme
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lindholme at 1812LT on an operation to Emden. It crashed for unknown reasons into the sea off Heligoland Island. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Adam Edward Gisman,
Sgt Mikolaj Zykow,
P/O S. J. Borzecki,
Sgt H. Plis,
Sgt R. Klimiuk,
Sgt W. Adamik.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7277
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1053LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea of the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alexander Ronald James Dick,
P/O Kenneth Charles Judd,
P/O William Frederick Race.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6435
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1053LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea of the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Omer Wilbur John Bishop,
Sgt Michael Christopher Hind,
F/Lt Harold Raymond Shuttleworth.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV on Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3767
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1022LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed on the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hubert Bonnett,
Sgt Reginald James Greenough,
Sgt Alfred Albert Matthews.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
T2165
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1032LT on an operation to Heligoland Island. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Francis Alfred George Lascelles, pilot,
F/Sgt William John Ordway, observer,
F/Sgt Cecil Pollock Weir, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Heligoland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6513
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Heligoland Island
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Horsham St Faith at 1243LT on an operation to the Kiel Canal. En route, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Heligoland Island. All three crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Jack Bell,
Sgt Ernest George Martin,
Sgt John Tague.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
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