Nordjylland

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Training

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Aalborg - Aalborg

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4227

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The crew departed Aalborg Airport on a local training exercise. In flight, the airplane suffered an apparent engine failure and crashed into the Limfjord off the airport. Three crew members were killed and one was rescued.
Crew:
Uffz Paul Thorand, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Kliemesch, navigator, †
Uffz Erich Stahn, flight engineer, †
Gefr Erich Wagner, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 18, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

8042

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Aalborg, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Johann Freese, pilot,
Gefr Alfred Weber, observer,
Uffz Ernst Stock, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Military

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

5181

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Crashed in unknown circumstances in Aalborg, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Franz Popischi, pilot,
Ogefr Kurt schlummer, observer,
Uffz Helmut Pfeffer, radio operator,
Ogefr Otto Nittmann, air gunner.

Crash of a Lockheed L-414 Hudson V off Hanstholm: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1942 at 1040 LT

Type of aircraft:

Lockheed L-414 Hudson

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AM684

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Bircham Newton - Bircham Newton

MSN:

414-2466

YOM:

1941

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The airplane departed RAF Bircham Newton in the morning to attack the German boat named 'Niedersachsen' which was laid outside the harbor of Hanstholm, Denmark. Over the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea about 700 metres offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Sgt Leo George Murphy, pilot,
Sgt Joseph F. H. La Freniere, observer,
W/O Samuel Douglas Dean, wireless operator and air gunner,
F/Sgt Arthur Kenneth Hamilton, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the German Flak.

Ground fire of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200A-0 Condor in Aalborg

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Focke-Wulf Fw.200 Condor

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Registration:

F8+CU

Flight Phase:

Taxiing

Flight Type:

Military

Survivors:

Yes

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MSN:

2893

YOM:

1938

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While taxiing at Aalborg Airport, one of the engine caught fire. The crew stopped the aircraft and was able to evacuate the cabin before the airplane was totally destroyed by fire. There were no casualties.

Probable cause:

Engine fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940 at 1219 LT

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3800

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Watton - Watton

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. A crew was killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
F/Lt Thomas Edward Syms, pilot,
Sgt Kenneth Herbert Wright, observer,
Sgt Edward Victor Turner, wireless operator and air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

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Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3821

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The airplane departed RAF Watton at 0840LT on a bombing mission over Aalborg. Approaching the target area, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near the Aalborg Airport. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
P/O Earl Robert Hale, pilot,
Sgt Ralston George Oliver, observer,
Sgt Alfred Edward Boland, wireless operator and air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Bristol 142 Blenheim IV in Aalborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 13, 1940

Type of aircraft:

Bristol 142 Blenheim

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R3913

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