Crash of a Polikarpov S-2 in Volosta-Pyatnitsa: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Polikarpov Po-2
Operator:
Registration:
CCCP-K406
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
17129
YOM:
1940
Location:
Volosta-Pyatnitsa
Smolensk oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the village of Volosta-Pyatnitsa. The pilot, sole on board, was killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Le Touquet: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
V6086
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Bodney - Bodney
Location:
Le Touquet
Pas-de-Calais
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Bodney at 1304LT to attack a power station and chemical complex at Mazingarbe. Passing over Le Touquet, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt Douglas Arthur Bartrip,
P/O Courteney John Harper,
P/O John Bridges Patterson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 off Clacton-on-Sea

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+NH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0839
Location:
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. While approaching the British coast, the bomber was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea off Clacton-on-Sea. All three crew members bailed out, were rescued and became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Metelen: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Münster - Münster
MSN:
8181
Location:
Metelen
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:
The airplane departed Münster-Handorf Airfield on an operation to England. It suffered an engine failure and crashed in Metelen. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Heinrich Jacob, pilot, †
Fw Walter Casper, observer, †
Gefr Alexander Schiffbänker, radio operator, †
Uffz Erich Magies, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Cromer: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
R3814
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Upwood - Upwood
Location:
Cromer
Norfolk
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a navigational exercise out from RAF Upwood. In unknown circumstances, the airplane crashed into the sea off Cromer. Two crew members were killed and a third was injured.
Crew:
Sgt Dennis Henry Farley, pilot, †
F/Sgt William Frederick Jeffery, observer, †
Sgt T. F. Heron, wireless operator.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7750
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Luqa in an anti-shipping operation in the Mediterranean Sea. It was lost without trace.
Crew:
F/Sgt Jack Bendall, pilot,
Sgt Charles Herbert Hill, observer,
F/Sgt Alexander Brown, wireless operator.

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

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
P4840
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Luqa - Luqa
MSN:
9355
YOM:
1940
Location:
Tripoli
Tripoli (طرابلس)
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Luqa on an anti-shipping operation in the Mediterranean Sea. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Tripoli. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Peter Edmund Covell Robinson, pilot,
Sgt Bernard Frank Brooks, observer,
Sgt Frank Burrell, wireless operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV off Clacton-on-Sea

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 1145 LT
Type of aircraft:
Bristol 142 Blenheim
Operator:
Registration:
Z7363
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Location:
Clacton-on-Sea
Essex
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a solo training flight. The accident occurred when the pilot tried to adjust his compass while flying low and, inadvertently, he flew into the sea. The pilot was rescued.
Crew:
P/O P. G. Brown, pilot.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Hemslingen: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 0116 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
N6021
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wyton - Wyton
Location:
Hemslingen
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 Wyton in the evening of September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. It was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Hemslingen, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O Hedley James Allen Dyer, pilot,
P/O Edward John Douglas Guild, pilot,
Sgt Trevor Henry Barton Jones, flight engineer,
F/Sgt Walter Cameron Mackenzie, observer,
Sgt Arthur Needham, wireless operator,
Sgt Alexander Dempsey Wallace, wireless operator,
Sgt Frederick Charles Snead, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC in Barsbüttel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 16, 1941 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Vickers 416 Wellington IC
Operator:
Registration:
X9759
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Feltwell - Feltwell
Location:
Barsbüttel
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Feltwell in the evening of September 15 on an operation to Hamburg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a Me.110 and crashed in Barsbüttel, east of Hamburg. Four crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Anthony Henry Ryder Hawkins, pilot, †
P/O Hugh Maclachlan Aitrchison, observer, †
Sgt John Gifford Foulkes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Derek Richard Fawcett, air gunner, †
W/O Robert Boswell Blakeway,
Sgt W. E. Mullins.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.
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