Crash of a Dornier DO.18G off Stavanger

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
RZ+AQ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
880
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the float plane collided with another Luftwaffe DO.18 (registration unknown). Both aircraft crashed into the sea off Stavanger-Sola Airport. Crew fate unknown.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D3 off Stavanger

Date & Time: Jul 26, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
837
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
After takeoff, the float plane collided with another Luftwaffe DO.18 registered RZ+AQ. Both aircraft crashed into the sea off Stavanger-Sola Airport. Crew fate unknown.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1010 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3847
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a bombing mission over Stavanger. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Sydney James Newcombe,
Sgt Frank George Mills,
Sgt Terence James Jervis.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1940 at 1000 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3750
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Lossiemouth - Lossiemouth
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Lossiemouth on a bombing mission over Stavanger-Sola Airport. Approaching the target, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. No trace of the aircraft nor the crew was ever found.
Crew:
F/O Richard Adrian Hopkinson, pilot,
Sgt John Gordon Andrew,
Sgt George Alfred Miles.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Stavanger: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1940 at 1050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P6950
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
MSN:
9460
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh on a raid over German positions in Norway. Approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. Two crew members bailed out and survived while a third was killed.
Crew:
P/O Vincent James Pattison, pilot, †
Sgt R. D. McLaren, observer,
Sgt A. P. Savage, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1940 at 1330 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R3826
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Sumburgh
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh to bomb the airport of Stavanger-Sola. Approaching the target, it was shot down by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Hugh Glanvor Hughes, pilot,
Sgt James F. Borrows, observer,
Sgt Stanley Longstaff, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7279
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1675
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Neil Ewart,
P/O Francis Sirius Crawford,
Sgt Edgar Pearce,
AC1 Thomas Morton.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7270
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1666
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Clifford Stephen Greenaway, pilot,
Sgt Sydney George Henry Stephens,
Sgt Adam Fraser King,
Cpl Alfred John Hull.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1940 at 0900 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7217
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leuchars - Leuchars
MSN:
414-1613
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leuchars at 0625LT to bomb an ammunition dump. While approaching Stavanger-Sola Airport, it was shot down by the pilot of an Me.109 and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Ralph Blanshard Askquith-Ellis, pilot,
Sgt Thomas Hugh Nicholls,
AC1 Samuel James Watkin Baines, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt John Long.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson I off Stavanger: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1940 at 1430 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
N7335
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wick - Wick
MSN:
414-1731
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Wick at 1115LT on a maritime patrol flight along the Norwegian coast. While approaching Stavanger, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the German Flak and crashed into the sea off Sola Airport. Three crew members were killed while the fourth occupant was recued and became PoW.
Crew (269th Squadron):
P/O Albert V. N. Bartlett, †
P/O William N. Hammond, †
Sgt Albert A. Townsend, †
LAC S. MacKenzie.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.