Midtjylland | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

The floatplane was shot down by the pilot of a Lockheed and crashed into the Kattegat off Anholt Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Gerhard Rost, radio operator,
Fw Ernst Kraack, mechanic +2.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Lemvig

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3895

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Horsham - Horsham

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The airplane departed RAF Horsham on a mission over Aalborg. It crashed in unknown circumstances in Lemvig, Denmark. All three crew members became PoW.
Crew:
P/O James Bertram Patrick Hanlon,
F/Lt Meville Neil Mcfadyen Kennedy,
Sgt George Remnant.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Tarm: 8 killed

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1940

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Junkers JU.52

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Neumünster – Stavanger

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En route from Neumünster to Stavanger, the crew encountered poor visibility due to thick fog. The pilot attempted an emergency landing when the aircraft crashed in a field located near Tarm. The mechanic Franz Sauerland was injured while eight other occupants were killed.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111J off Samsø Island

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1940 at 0930 LT

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Heinkel He.111

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M7+CH

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Flight

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5094

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An engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to ditch the airplane off Samsø Island. All four occupants were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Obltn Werner Beck,
Fw Heinrich Baasch,
Fw Georg Juchelko +1.

Probable cause:

Engine fire in flight.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60M Moth off Hjarbæk

Date & Time: Sep 15, 1932

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De Havilland DH.60 Moth

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S-356

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Flight

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Training

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1445

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1930

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The crew was completing a training mission when the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Hjarbæk Lake off Hjarbæk. Both crew members were rescued.