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Crash of a Dornier DO.17M in Blandford Forum

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1940 at 1500 LT
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.17
Operator:
Registration:
5F+OM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cherbourg - Cherbourg
Location:
Blandford Forum
Dorset
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 Cherbourg on a reconnaissance mission over England. While cruising at an altitude of 18,000 feet, it was attacked by three Hurricanes. The crew reduced his altitude and attempted an emergency landing when the airplane crashed in a field, bursting into flames. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Bohnen, pilot,
Oblt Georg Thiel, observer,
Uffz Alfred Werner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Boulton & Paul P.75 Overstrand off Chesil Beach: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Boulton & Paul P.75 Overstrand
Operator:
Registration:
K8173
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Warmwell - Warmwell
Location:
Chesil Beach
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew departed RAF Warmwell on a bombing exercice over the Chesil Bank, Dorset. While flying along the coast, the left engine caught fire and exploded. The aircraft entered a dive and crashed into the sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O D. R. Williams,
LAC K. J. Cyster,
LAC G. W. Patterson.
Probable cause:
The left engine caught fire and exploded in flight for unknown reasons.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I off the Isle of Portland

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1939 at 2030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 652 Anson
Operator:
Registration:
K8711
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Thorney Island - Thorney Island
Location:
Isle of Portland
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight our from RAF Thorney Island. While cruising at night, the crew encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. Short of fuel, the captain decided to ditch the airplane some three km northeast of the Isle of Portland. All four crew members were rescued and the aircraft later sank.
Crew:
Sgt Bodien, pilot,
Sgt Williams, copilot,
AC1 D. Hider,
AC1 Fog.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.80AS Puss Moth in Ferndown

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1937
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.80 Puss Moth
Operator:
Anthony Ord Humble-Smith
Registration:
G-ADOC
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
2188
YOM:
1931
Location:
Ferndown
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. The pilot, sole on board, was injured.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth in Blandford Forum

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1931
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Francis W. Armitage
Registration:
G-AAEN
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Cambridge – Blandford Forum
MSN:
990
YOM:
1929
Location:
Blandford Forum
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Upon landing in Blandford Forum, the pilot lost control of the airplane after the control column came adrift. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot was rescued.
Probable cause:
Loss of control upon landing after the control column came adrift.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Moth off Bournemouth

Date & Time: Aug 11, 1929
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.60 Moth
Operator:
Thomas Owen Mills
Registration:
G-AAFL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
MSN:
1005
YOM:
1929
Location:
Bournemouth
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bournemouth-Ensbury Park Airfield on a local flight. En route, the pilot lost control of the airplane that crashed in the sea. Both occupants were injured and the aircraft sank.

Crash of an Avro 504K off Weymouth: 1 killed

Date & Time: May 29, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Arthur Gabbetis Cooper
Registration:
G-EBLA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
R/LE/18615
Location:
Weymouth
Dorset
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The single engine airplane departed Brooklands on a plaisance flight, carrying one passenger and one pilot. En route, the pilot lost control of the aircraft that entered a dive and crashed in the sea off Weymouth, Dorset. The passenger was rescued and the pilot was killed.

Crash of an Avro 504K in Bournemouth

Date & Time: Aug 7, 1920 at 2045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 504
Operator:
Registration:
G-EARZ
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Bournemouth - Bournemouth
MSN:
H6551
YOM:
1920
Location:
Bournemouth-Ensbury Park
Dorset
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, sole on board, departed Bournemouth-Ensbury Park Aerodrome at 1945LT on a local training flight. About an hour later, while approaching the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in a field. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and the pilot Robert Osmond Lindsay suffered a broken leg.
Probable cause:
It is believed that the accident was the consequence of a loss of control at low height after the aircraft's control column detached.
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