Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II off Hörnum: 8 killed

Date & Time: Sep 26, 1942 at 2301 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
W7822
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2009LT on an operation to Flensburg. Approaching the island of Sylt, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 1,500 metres offshore. All eight crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/O Rolf Edgar Atkinson, pilot,
F/Sgt Stanley Goddard Gray, pilot,
Sgt Cecil Charles William Crofton, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Lloyd Sylvester Ernst, observer,
Sgt Arthur Edgar Thomas, bomb aimer,
Sgt Claude Edward John O’Keeffe, wireless operator,
Sgt Frank Lister, air gunner,
Sgt Percy Horace Bath, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Hörnum: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1941 at 0044 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6815
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 2154LT on August 8 on an operation to Kiel. Approaching Sylt Island, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hörnum. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Edward Bayley, pilot,
P/O Maurice Littlewood, pilot,
P/O John Emrys Evans, observer,
Sgt Norman Moores, wireless operator,
Sgt Ralph Thomas Timms, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Hörnum: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 138
Operator:
Registration:
8L+BK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
310023
YOM:
1941
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Suffered an accident in Hörnum, apparently following a structural failure. The air gunner was killed and all four other crew members were injured.
Crew.
Lt Hans-Joachim Fried, pilot,
Ogefr Johann Wirringa, radio operator,
Ofw Georg Klare, mechanic,
Uffz Friedrich Braun, mechanic,
Ogefr Helmut Hahn, air gunner. †

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Hörnum: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
8L+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
831
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the crew was forced to ditch the aircraft that crashed into the sea some 8 km south of Hörnum. The aircraft was destroyed and both occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Otto Backhaus,
Uffz August Haupt.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 in Hörnum: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 29, 1939 at 1830 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
807
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt 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 float plane was apparently attempting to land at night when it impacted the slope of a sand dune and crashed near Hörnum. All four crew members were killed. The visibility was poor at the time of the accident.
Crew:
FF Ofw Gottlieb Maindl,
Lt Jörgen Lorey,
HB Ogefr Alfons Grüber,
Bw Fw Werner Schilling.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G off Hörnum: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1939 at 0800 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
K6+KK
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
849
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
After being catapulted from the ship named 'Sperber', the float plane entered a nose up attitude, stalled and crashed into the sea. A crew member was killed while three others were injured.
Crew:
FF Ofw Hermann Buttler, †
Lt Martini,
Uffz Schlaf,
Ogefr Gensior.
Probable cause:
The loss of control was attributed to a instrument failure shortly after takeoff.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 in Hörnum: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1939 at 2304 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
8L+WK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
833
YOM:
1939
Location:
Hörnum (Sylt Island)
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Following a night maritime patrol flight, the airplane crashed upon landing in Hörnum. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obltn Helmut E. K. Rabach, †
Uffz Karl Evers, †
Uffz Hinrichs, †
Ogefr Rusch.
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