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Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V in Kempen: 1 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941 at 2125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z6956
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2248
YOM:
1941
Location:
Kempen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1644LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed near Kempen. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew.
Sgt William Alan Blackburn, wireless operator, †
Sgt Cyril Henry Grace,
F/O Richard John Kimbell,
P/O Charles Walter Murphy,
Sgt Allan Bernard Wiggins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9226
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2331
YOM:
1941
Location:
Viersen
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 1652LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Viersen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O John Norman Chisholm, pilot,
P/O Anthony David Scott-Martin, pilot,
Sgt Philip George Clark, observer,
W/O William Jowett, wireless operator,
Sgt Samuel George Thompson, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Wegberg: 6 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941 at 2015 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
Z1115
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Oakington - Oakington
Location:
Wegberg
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Oakington at 1700LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Wegberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Deane Anderson, pilot,
P/O Gerald Kurt Kenneth Keston Pelmore, pilot,
Sgt Owen Ernest Rance, observer,
Sgt Stanley Johnson, wireless operator,
Sgt Peter Cedric Williams, wireless operator,
Sgt David Smith Edmond, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

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

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley
Operator:
Registration:
Z9210
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2315
YOM:
1941
Location:
Moers
North Rhine-Westphalia
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 Linton-on-Ouse at 1657LT on an operation to Düsseldorf. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Moers, some 25 km north of Düsseldorf. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Randal Archibald Scott, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Ernest Stewart, pilot,
F/Sgt Frederick James Goat, observer,
Sgt Eric Sydney Briggs, wireless operator,
Sgt Raymond Irwin Rhodes, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-2 in Velen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 26, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Heinkel He.111
Operator:
Registration:
V4+??
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Soesterberg - Münster
MSN:
2735
Location:
Velen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a transit flight to Münster-Handorf Airport, the crew encountered icing conditions when the airplane went out of control and crashed in Velen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Günter Vahl, pilot,
Uffz Günter Öchsle, bomb aimer,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Rossick, radio operator,
Gefr Fritz Neu, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Buchsee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
L1+HP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Elefsis - Dessau
MSN:
5611
Location:
Buchsee
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Elefsis AFB near Athens on a ferry flight to Dessau. While cruising over Bavaria, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the airplane impacted hilly and wooded terrain near Buchsee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Hain,
Uffz Heinz Bäcker,
Ogfr Kurt Haberland,
Gfr Hans Lukas.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Klimbach: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
NN+MA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
303
YOM:
1935
Location:
Klimbach
Bavaria
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Klimbach, Bavaria. A crew member, Cpl Ludwig Piendel, and both passengers (two civilians) were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Werl

Date & Time: Dec 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+HT
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
6605
Location:
Werl
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane ran out of fuel and was abandoned by its crew who bailed out. The airplane that suffered a radio failure dove into the ground and crashed in Werl. All four crew members parachuted to safety.
Probable cause:
Radio failure, engine damaged and fuel exhaustion.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I near Oberhausen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Registration:
AE391
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Coningsby - Coningsby
Location:
Oberhausen
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Coningsby at 1040LT on an operation to Gelsenkirchen. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Oberhausen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Samuel Victor Crowhurst, pilot,
F/Lt Harold Dudley Webber, pilot,
Sgt Frank Norman, wireless operator,
Sgt Thomas Robson-Scott, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Cologne: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1380
Location:
Cologne
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After takeoff from Cologne Airport, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Ostheim, a district of Cologne. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Xaver Schmid, pilot, †
Uffz Wilhelm Pennersass, observer, †
Gefr Paul Schneiderzick, radio operator,
Uffz Ferdinand Sinen, air gunner. †
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