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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.59 Halifax II near Tomelilla

Date & Time: Nov 8, 1941 at 0520 LT
Operator:
Registration:
L9612
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to base following an operation to Poland when the crew encountered an unexpected situation and was forced to make an emergency landing. The airplane belly landed in an open field located near Tomelilla and was damaged beyond repair. All eight crew members escaped uninjured and set fire to the aircraft that was destroyed.
Crew:
F/O T. Jasinski,
Sgt F. Sobkowiak,
F/O S. Krol,
W/Cdr R. Rudkowski,
Sgt J. Chodyra,
Sgt R. Mol,
Sgt W. Wasilewski,
Sgt J. Soltytsiak.

Crash of an Armstrong Whitworth AW.38 Whitley V near Malmö

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
Z6938
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Dishforth – Dishforth
MSN:
2230
YOM:
1941
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Dishforth at 2007LT on September 7 on an operation to Berlin. It was hit by the German Flak and damaged so severely that the crew elected to make for neutral Sweden, rather than risk trying to return to base. Subsequently, the bomber was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Marieberg, south of Malmö. All five crew members were rescued and interned.
Crew:
P/O B. D. C. Gibson,
Sgt F. B. R. Wilson,
Sgt P. E. Willson,
Sgt D. R. Morgan,
Sgt A. Troughton.
Probable cause:
Damaged by the German Flak.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18D-0 off Falsterbo

Date & Time: Dec 2, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
669
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight, forcing the pilot to attempt an emergency landing. It ditched off Falsterbo, south Sweden and came to rest upside down with the tail torn off. All five crew members were rescued.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86K-4 off Trelleborg: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 18, 1938
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
154
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
154
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The aircraft was on its delivery flight to the Swedish Air Force and departed Dessau with a crew of three. While approaching Trelleborg, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed in unknown circumstances into the Baltic Sea. All three crew members were killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60T Trainer in Ljungbyhed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5-5
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
MSN:
1721
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot was completing a local training mission out from Ljungbyhed Airport east of Helsingborg. While cruising at low height, he made an error and lost control of the aircraft that crashed in an open field. The pilot was injured and the aircraft was destroyed.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Fokker F22 in Malmö: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 9, 1936
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SE-ABA
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam – Malmö – Stockholm
MSN:
5359
YOM:
1935
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
10
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Malmö-Bulltofta Airport, while in initial climb, all four engines failed simultaneously. The captain attempted an emergency landing but lost control of the aircraft that stalled and crashed in a residential area located near the airport. A passenger was killed, four others were slightly injured while all eight other occupants were unhurt. The aircraft named 'Lappland' was damaged beyond repair.
Probable cause:
The captain mistakenly opened the throttles instead of selecting the propeller pitch handles while the engines were in weak mixture, causing all four to stall out.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60G Gipsy Moth in Bjärlöv

Date & Time: Sep 27, 1932
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5557
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
MSN:
1704
YOM:
1931
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew departed Ljungbyhed on a training mission. En route, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Bjärlöv, some 10 km north of Kristianstad. Both crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60T Moth in Ljungbyhed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5106
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
MSN:
1703
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Ljungbyhed Airport with a second DH.60T Moth operated by the same forces and registered 5112. En route, both aircraft collided south of the airfield. While the pilot of 5106 was able to bail out and survived, both aircraft crashed near the village of Bonnarp and were destroyed. The pilot on board 5112, Lt B. E. Behm was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60T Moth in Ljungbyhed: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1931
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5112
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ljungbyhed - Ljungbyhed
MSN:
1722
YOM:
1930
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The pilot, sole on board, was completing a local training flight at Ljungbyhed Airport with a second DH.60T Moth operated by the same forces and registered 5106. En route, both aircraft collided south of the airfield. While the pilot of 5106 was able to bail out and survived, both aircraft crashed near the village of Bonnarp and were destroyed. The pilot on board 5112, Lt B. E. Behm was killed.

Crash of a De Havilland DH.60X Moth off Limhamn

Date & Time: Oct 24, 1930
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SE-ABR
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
438
YOM:
1927
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
1
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in the Öresund off Limhamn, in the south suburb of Malmö. The pilot, sole on board, was injured, and the airplane sank.