Crash of a Cessna 208 Caravan I off Norderney: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 26, 2021 at 1309 LT
Type of aircraft:
Cessna 208A Caravan
Operator:
Registration:
D-FLEC
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Skydiving / Paratroopers
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Borkum - Norderney
MSN:
208-0388
YOM:
2005
Location:
Norderney
Lower Saxony
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Captain / Total flying hours:
6562
Aircraft flight hours:
3584
Aircraft flight cycles:
9285
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Borkum Airport at 1254LT on a skydiving flight, carrying 12 skydivers and one pilot. Eleven minutes later, at 1305LT, while at an altitude of 14,000 feet over Norderney Island, all 12 skydivers jumped out. Shortly later, the pilot started the descent which was completed with a rate of 4,000 feet per minute and a constant speed of 160 knots. On approach to runway 26, the airplane was seen to be very low over the see (232 feet) with a speed of 150 knots. On final, it plunged into the Waddenzee and crashed 2,300 metres southeast of runway 26 threshold. The airplane was destroyed and the pilot was killed. The airplane was not equipped with a FDR or CVR which was not against the legislation in force for this type of airplane and operation. For unknown reasons, the Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT) failed to activate upon impact with water.
Probable cause:
The exact cause of the accident remains unknown.
Final Report:

Crash of a Vickers 417 Wellington III off Norderney: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1943 at 0351 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 417 Wellington III
Operator:
Registration:
BK296
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Norderney
Lower Saxony
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 Middleton Saint George at 0003LT to lay mines off the Frisian Islands. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the sea some 8 km north of Norderney Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Charles Harrison Tidy, pilot,
P/O John Donald MacFarlane, navigator,
Sgt George Robert Douglas Hall, bomb aimer,
Sgt John Alexander Corbett, air gunner,
Sgt Harold Reddy, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I off Norderney: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1942 at 0355 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
R9187
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Norderney
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 Downham Market at 2325LT on September 23 on an operation to Vegesack. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 km north of Norderney. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
S/L Cuthbert Raymond, pilot,
Sgt Henry Norman Pleass, flight engineer,
F/O Philip Frank Weller Gales, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Anthony Kelly, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Kenneth Rutherford, wireless operator,
F/O Robert Butler, air gunner,
F/O Arthur James Calvert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 424 Wellington IV off Norderney: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1942 at 0047 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 424 Wellington IV
Operator:
Registration:
Z1328
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Breighton - Breighton
Location:
Norderney
Lower Saxony
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 Breighton 2235LT on July 12 to lay mines in the Nectarines region. Approaching the German coast, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea some 3-4 km off Norderney. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Alan Lipson Moyle, pilot,
Sgt Frederick Charles Brayne, pilot,
Sgt Raymond John Bruce Sharkey, observer,
Sgt Thomas David Belford, observer,
Sgt Ronald John Perry, wireless operator,
Sgt Lenard Charles Underwood Dreyer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Norderney: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7291
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Wattisham - Wattisham
Location:
Norderney
Lower Saxony
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 Wattisham at 0530LT on an operation to Norderney. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
W/Cdr Ralph George Hurst, pilot,
F/Sgt Thomas Clifford Davies, pilot,
F/Sgt Reginald William John Green, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Norderney: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 25, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6248
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Oulton - Oulton
Location:
Norderney
Lower Saxony
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 Oulton on an operation to Norderney. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed off the island. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt George Morton Duffus,
Sgt Iain Fraser Gow,
F/Sgt David Graham Keane.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D2 off Ameland Island

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1939 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
M2+LK
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Norderney - Norderney
MSN:
718
YOM:
1939
Location:
Ameland Island
Friesland
Country:
Netherlands
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 Dutch coast. For unknown reason, the seaplane crashed off the Ameland Island and came to rest. All four occupants were uninjured while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.
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