Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Lüneburg: 7 killed

Date & Time: Jan 31, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4189
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Scampton – Scampton
Location:
Lüneburg
Lower Saxony
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 Scampton at 0012LT on an operation to Hamburg. It crashed in unknown circumstances near Lüneburg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Donald George long, pilot,
F/O Edward William Rosam,
F/O Frederick Charles Reed
Sgt George Edward Marwick,
P/O John Clifford Clarke,
Sgt John Clayton Smithson,
Sgt Eric Louis Moore, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111 on Fanø Island

Date & Time: Oct 8, 1939 at 1705 LT
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
1H+LM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Lüneburg - Lüneburg
Location:
Fanø Island
Syddanmark
Country:
Denmark
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The twin engine aircraft departed Lüneburg at 1130LT on an anti submarine patrol flight over the North Sea. While flying along the Danish coast, the left engine failed, followed shortly later by the right engine. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing on Fanø Island. On final, the aircraft collided with telephone wires and tree tops before crashing in a wooded area. All four crew members were slightly injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
M/Sgt Hans Immel, pilot,
Lt Werner Wanderer, wireless operator,
Cpl Kurt Büchner, navigator,
Uffz Anton Brunner, flight engineer.
Probable cause:
Double engine failure caused by a fuel exhaustion.
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