Crash of a Douglas DC-2-115E in Berlin

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-ABOW
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Berlin - Riga
MSN:
1365
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Berlin-Tempelhof Airport, a fuel leak occurred and the captain decided to return to his departure point. The crew completed a low pass over the airport, at a height of some 80 meters, and then attempted a steep turn to join the runway when the aircraft stalled and crashed. The aircraft was destroyed while all occupants survived.
Probable cause:
Fuel leakage.

Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Berlin: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
419
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Berlin-Schönefeld Airport while performing a local training exercise. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Friedrich Bardischewski, pilot,
Gefr Ulrich Witte, radio operator,
Gefr Nikolai Birkenhold, radio operator,
Gefr Rudolf-Kurt Büttner, radio operator.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Berlin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 21, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z6934
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leeming - Leeming
MSN:
2226
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Leeming at 1843LT on September 20 on an operation to Berlin. It is believed that it was shot down by enemy fire while approaching the target area. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Reginald Frederick Archer, pilot,
Sgt Lloyd George Sinclair, pilot,
Sgt Cedric Arthur Foster, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Bruce George Wilbee, wireless operator,
P/O Sydney Goulston, observer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Berlin: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Berlin - Berlin
MSN:
3572
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight at Berlin-Schönefeld Airport when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the vicinity of the airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hans Wex, pilot,
Fw Werner Liebscher, mechanic.

Crash of a Vickers 416 Wellington IC near Berlin: 6 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
R1784
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stradishall - Stradishall
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RA Stradishall in the evening of September 7 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
W/Cdr Grahame Lawrence Cruickshanks, pilot,
S/L William Davies, pilot,
F/Lt Keith James Falconer, observer,
F/O William Esplen, wireless operator,
Sgt Leonard Tyne Chapman, wireless operator,
Sgt Arthur Norman Page, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Berlin: 1 killedc

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z6947
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
MSN:
2239
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2017LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Berlin. A crew was killed and four others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Kenneth Mcintosh Newton, †
Sgt Bernard John Kemp,
Sgt L. E. Proctor,
P/O Francis Richard Wilbraham,
Sgt J. .B Ford.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I in Berlin: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
L9560
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Linton-on-Ouse - Linton-on-Ouse
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Linton-on-Ouse at 2050LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed. Five crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Douglas Stewart Fraser, pilot, †
P/O John Peter Boston Cushion, observer, †
Sgt Norman Willingham, flight engineer, †
Sgt Denis Slater, wireless operator, †
Sgt Arthur Henry Stroud, wireless operator, †
Sgt Robin Lyell Blia Beare,
Sgt Edward Wilkinson.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Berlin: 7 killed

Date & Time: Sep 3, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
L7388
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
North Luffenham - North Luffenham
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF North Luffenham at 2030LT on September 2 on an operation to Berlin. While approaching the target area at low altitude, the airplane was shot down by the German Flak and crashed. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew (61st Squadron):
W/Cdr George Engebret Valentine, pilot,
F/Lt Alan Bruce Harrison, pilot,
Cpt John Francis Tufnell Barrett,
Sgt Ernest Edward Dowse, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt James Ernest Nicholson, wireless operator and air gunner,
Sgt Walter Duncan Hamer, air gunner,
F/O Lawrence Duckworth, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Berlin

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
T4334
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
1967
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2032LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed north of the capital city. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leonard Barrows,
Sgt John Ingram Charlton,
Sgt George Alan Hartley,
F/O Edward Gerald Libbey,
Sgt James John McCurdy.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Apr 18, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
T4338
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Topcliffe - Topcliffe
MSN:
1971
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Topcliffe at 2026LT on April 17 on an operation to Berlin. Approaching the target at night, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in the vicinity of Berlin-Schönefeld Airport. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Sgt Philip Johnson Church, pilot,
Sgt Edgar Ian Pocock, pilot,
Sgt John Stafford Bools, observer,
Sgt Alfred Francis Tweed, wireless operator,
P/O William Lawton Boon, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.