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Masovian Voivodeship (Mazowieckie)
Crash of a Heinkel He.111P-5 near Radom AFB: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Mar 19, 1943 at 0915 LT
Operator:
Registration:
BL+NN
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2834
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Radom AFB when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances 3 km east of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Wilhelm Clingen, instructor pilot,
Fw Adolf Kircher, student pilot,
Fw Helmut Henning, radio operator,
Ogefr Wolfgang Schmäger, mechanic.
Crew:
Gefr Wilhelm Clingen, instructor pilot,
Fw Adolf Kircher, student pilot,
Fw Helmut Henning, radio operator,
Ogefr Wolfgang Schmäger, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-10 near Radom: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 19, 1943 at 0005 LT
Operator:
Registration:
NG+CG
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
5540
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Radom AFB on a local training flight. While cruising at night in limited visibility due to marginal weather conditions, the airplane contacted trees and crashed about 9 km north of Radom, bursting into flames. Four crew members were killed and three others were injured. At the time of the accident, the crew was on a blind flying course.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Reuss, instructor pilot, †
Uffz Konrad Romanczik, radio operator,
Uffz Emil Wosnik, mechanic, †
Uffz Helmut Gebauer, student pilot, †
Ogefr Karl-Heinz Sievert, student pilot, †
Gefr Gerhard Völkel, student radio operator,
Gefr Walter Back, student radio operator.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Reuss, instructor pilot, †
Uffz Konrad Romanczik, radio operator,
Uffz Emil Wosnik, mechanic, †
Uffz Helmut Gebauer, student pilot, †
Ogefr Karl-Heinz Sievert, student pilot, †
Gefr Gerhard Völkel, student radio operator,
Gefr Walter Back, student radio operator.
Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e near Radom: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 19, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
DF+ZJ
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7710
YOM:
1943
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
After departure from Radom AFB, the three engine airplane crashed for unknown reasons northwest of the city of Radom. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Paul Obeser, pilot,
Ofw Frank Passen, observer,
Gefr Kurt Garbe, radio operator.
Crew:
Fw Paul Obeser, pilot,
Ofw Frank Passen, observer,
Gefr Kurt Garbe, radio operator.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-10 in Słupica: 6 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 3, 1942 at 1920 LT
Operator:
Registration:
RH+NF
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2705
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Radom AFB. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, the airplane suffered a left engine failure, went out of control and crashed in Słupica, some 13 km east of the airbase. Six crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Fw Alexander Mayr, pilot, †
Ogfr Karl Paul, radio operator, †
Uffz Arno Hoffmann, mechanic, †
Gefr Rupert Portenkirchner, cadet, †
Gefr Günther Madre, cadet, †
Uffz Kurt Preusser, cadet,
Obflt Gert Mensenkampf. †
Crew:
Fw Alexander Mayr, pilot, †
Ogfr Karl Paul, radio operator, †
Uffz Arno Hoffmann, mechanic, †
Gefr Rupert Portenkirchner, cadet, †
Gefr Günther Madre, cadet, †
Uffz Kurt Preusser, cadet,
Obflt Gert Mensenkampf. †
Probable cause:
Failure of the left engine in flight.
Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e at Radom AFB: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 11, 1942 at 1912 LT
Operator:
Registration:
7U+IB
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2854
YOM:
1937
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Radom AFB on a local training flight on behalf of the 7th Blind Flying School. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed for unknown reasons two km south of the airfield. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Ernst Merheim, pilot,
Gefr Josef Tröste, radio operator,
Gefr Herbert Köhnke, mechanic,
Gefr Wilhelm Scheffler, student pilot,
Gefr Karl Weidl, student pilot,
Uffz Erich Köper, student pilot,
Uffz Johann Zimmermann, student pilot.
Crew:
Gefr Ernst Merheim, pilot,
Gefr Josef Tröste, radio operator,
Gefr Herbert Köhnke, mechanic,
Gefr Wilhelm Scheffler, student pilot,
Gefr Karl Weidl, student pilot,
Uffz Erich Köper, student pilot,
Uffz Johann Zimmermann, student pilot.
Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Warsaw
Date & Time:
Sep 25, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
G6+CZ
Crew on board:
0
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was engaged in the invasion of Poland. While approaching the capital city, it was shot down by the Polish Flak and crashed. Occupant's fate remains unknown.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Polish Flak.
Crash of a Heinkel He.111H in Mieszki-Kuligi: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 1, 1939
Operator:
Registration:
L1+KN
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane was engaged in the first day of the German invasion of Poland. It was shot down by the Polish Armed Forces and crashed in Mieszki-Kuligi. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
Crash of a Lockheed 10A Electra in Piaseczno: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 11, 1937
Operator:
Registration:
SP-AYD
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Krakow - Warsaw
MSN:
1048
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
9
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Following an uneventful flight from Krakow, the crew initiated the approach to Warsaw-Okecie Airport at night and in poor visibility due to fog. Too low, the twin engine airplane collided with a power line and crashed in a field located in Piaseczno, some 8 km south of the airport. Both pilots and two passengers were killed.
Crash of a LWS-6 Żubr in Michałowice: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Nov 7, 1936 at 1120 LT
Operator:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warsaw - Warsaw
MSN:
01
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
This was the first prototype of the LWS-6 Żubr also known as PZL.30 Żubr from the Lublin Aircraft Factory (LWS – Lubelska Wytwórnia Samolotów). En route, the aircraft went out of control, entered a dive and crashed in a wheat field located in Michałowice, 13 km southwest of Warsaw. All four occupants were killed.
Crew:
Jerzy Rzewnicki, pilot and engineer,
Jerzy Szrjer, technical-observer.
Passengers:
Lt Col Mihail Pantazi, officer of the Romanian Army,
Cpt Roman Popescu, officer of the Romanian Army.
Crew:
Jerzy Rzewnicki, pilot and engineer,
Jerzy Szrjer, technical-observer.
Passengers:
Lt Col Mihail Pantazi, officer of the Romanian Army,
Cpt Roman Popescu, officer of the Romanian Army.
Probable cause:
The accident was caused by the partial rupture of a wing in flight due to a structural weakness caused by a design flaw. Also, it appears that one of the engine failed in flight.
