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

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4841
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Sassnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Waddington to lay mines in the Geraniums area. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sassnitz, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Donald Gayton, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Donkin Kirkup, flight engineer,
Sgt William Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Quick, bomb aimer,
W/O David Henry Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt George Allen, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur John Taylor, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52 in Sassnitz: 7 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1935
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
33+F23
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Sassnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
En route, the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane impacted trees and crashed in a wooded area, bursting into flames. All seven occupants were killed. Registration 33+F23 to be confirmed.
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