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Midlothian (County of Edinburgh)

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Edinburgh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S4+KH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
0714
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the British Flak and crashed near the Lauriston Railway Station in Edinburgh. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Gebauer, pilot,
Lt Eduard Erich Becker, observer,
Gefr Fritz Otto Föse, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Steggemann, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H off Edinburgh: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While approaching the British coast, the twin engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Spitfire and crashed into the Firth of Forth, off Edinburgh. All four crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of an Avro 652 Anson I at RAF Turnhouse

Date & Time: May 19, 1939
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K8779
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Turnhouse - Turnhouse
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a local training flight out from RAF Turnhouse. After landing, the airplane started to swerve. Out of control, if overran, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. Both pilots escaped uninjured.

Crash of an Avro 504N in Edinburgh: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 7, 1928
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Turnhouse - Turnhouse
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, departed RAF Turnhouse on a local training flight. While maneuvering in the vicinity of the airfield, he lost control of the airplane that crashed in Hermiston. The pilot John Temple Lyall Shiells was killed.