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Crash of a De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth in Laschendorf

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1948
Type of aircraft:
De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth
Operator:
Noord Nederlandse Aero Club - NNAC
Registration:
PH-NCP
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Private
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Groningen – Copenhagen
MSN:
7037
Location:
Laschendorf
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Pilot W. E. Molema and two passengers, J. Ubink, chief editor of the newspaper "het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden" and paint dealer O. Wedema of Groningen, took off from the NNAC airfield in Eelde bound for Copenhagen. Allegedly the pilot lost direction and was forced/chose to land in a field in the Russian occupied zone of Germany in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. While landing the left wheel hit a ditch and broke off. Some other minor damages and apparent bullet holes in the fuselage where later found. The aircraft was later sent back to the Netherlands by rail and had the engine removed. It was taken off the registry on April 7, 1952.
Source: ASN

Crash of a Consolidated B-24M-10-FO Liberator near Ludwigslust: 9 killed

Date & Time: Apr 4, 1945
Type of aircraft:
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
Operator:
Registration:
44-50838
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
5693
YOM:
1944
Location:
Ludwigslust
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
10
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
While on a bombing mission over Germany, the airplane was shot down by a Me.242, broke in two and crashed near Ludwigslust. Nine crew members were killed and a tenth survived and became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III in Kreien: 5 killed

Date & Time: Mar 24, 1944
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III
Operator:
Registration:
MZ507
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kreien
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
En route, the bomber was attacked by the pilot of a German fighter and crashed in a field located in Kreien, some 13 km east of Parchim. Five crewmen were killed while two others were rescued.
Crew (51st Squadron):
F/L Curtis, †
Sgt Hepworth, †
Sgt Willson, †
F/S Scott, †
Sgt Sidebotham,
Sgt Midlane,
Sgt Taylor. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Kritzmow: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1943 at 0037 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
LM313
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Wickenby - Wickenby
Location:
Kritzmow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Wickenby on a mine laying operation in the Geraniums region. Approaching Rostock, it was shot down by the German Flak and crashed in Kritzmow, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
S/L Edward Frederick Tyler, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth William Jury, flight engineer,
Sgt Frank Grant, navigator,
F/O William James Dowdell, bomb aimer,
Sgt Norman Ernest Lind, wireless operator,
Sgt Ronald Edward Haywood, air gunner,
Sgt Henry Wilford, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Short S.29 Stirling I in Stralsund: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0325 LT
Type of aircraft:
Short S.29 Stirling
Operator:
Registration:
BK596
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Downham Market - Downham Market
Location:
Stralsund
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Downham Market at 2217LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. While returning to base the following night, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Stralsund. Four crew members were killed and three others became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Thomas Jopling, pilot, †
Sgt L. H. Shackleton, flight engineer,
Sgt Norman Louis Fairhurst, navigator, †
Sgt Kenneth Richard Faulconbridge, bomb aimer, †
F/Sgt Jack Warnes, wireless operator, †
Sgt Dennis William Lewin, air gunner,
Sgt Francis Charles Robinson, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rerik: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0230 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4795
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Syerston - Syerston
Location:
Rerik
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Syerston at 2127LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. It was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Rerik, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
P/O James Louis Rossignol, pilot,
Sgt William John Jackson, flight engineer,
Sgt Graham Fellows, navigator,
Sgt Peter Tristan Smith, navigator,
F/Sgt Thomas Charles James Grist, wireless operator,
Sgt Joseph Francis McNeill, air gunner,
Sgt Michael Charles Burgoine, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Pasewalk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0050 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB804
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Elvington - Elvington
Location:
Pasewalk
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Elvington at 2127LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Pasewalk, 39 km west northwest of Szczecin. All seven crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Sidney Lea, pilot,
Sgt George Henry Cruxton, flight engineer,
F/O Donald James Dupree Chitty, navigator,
F/Sgt Reginald John White, navigator,
F/Lt John Roderick Harries, wireless operator,
Sgt Ernest Carter, air gunner,
Sgt Reginald Walter Lambert, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II in Eggesin: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1943 at 0045 LT
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
Operator:
Registration:
JB912
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George
Location:
Eggesin
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Middleton Saint George at 2114LT on April 20 on an operation to Szczecin. Cruising at an altitude of 16,000 feet, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed in Eggesin. An air gunner was killed and seven other crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O Thomas Earl Jackson, pilot,
Sgt Joseph Frederick Westerman, pilot,
Sgt Camille Joseph Sebastien, flight engineer,
F/Sgt James Martin Carlton, navigator,
P/O Jack R. Fry, bomb aimer,
Sgt Thomas Mervyn Crandell, wireless operator,
F/Sgt Dennis Arthur Watkins, air gunner, †
Sgt Edwin Jury, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Rerik

Date & Time: Mar 30, 1943 at 0130 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4931
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Langar - Langar
Location:
Rerik
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Langar at 2132LT on March 29 on an operation to Berlin. While cruising over the target area at an altitude of 15,000 feet, it was hit by the German Flak. After losing 7,000 feet, it was finished by a German fighter, was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Rerik. All seven crew members parachuted to safety and became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Denys Oliver Street, pilot,
Sgt Cyril Dudley, flight engineer,
Sgt Bramwell Allenby Rawlinson, navigator,
Sgt Gerald Valentine Eld, bomb aimer,
Sgt William Leslie Blake, wireless operator,
Sgt Bernard Howard Nutt, air gunner,
Sgt John Ernest Taylor, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Sassnitz: 7 killed

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
W4841
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Waddington - Waddington
Location:
Sassnitz
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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 Waddington to lay mines in the Geraniums area. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Sassnitz, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Sgt James Donald Gayton, pilot,
Sgt Ralph Donkin Kirkup, flight engineer,
Sgt William Charles Burgess, navigator,
Sgt Leonard Arthur Quick, bomb aimer,
W/O David Henry Miller, wireless operator,
Sgt George Allen, air gunner,
Sgt Arthur John Taylor, air gunner.
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