EW912

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight off the Dutch coast when he attacked a convoy cruising off shore. In unclear circumstances, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing all four occupants. Crew: F/O Johannes Henricus J. van Loon, F/O R. de Boer, J. F. Mijsberg, H. Jongman.

Flight / Schedule

EW912

Registration

EW912

MSN

414-6796

Year of Manufacture

1942

Date

November 9, 1942 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Crash Location

Terschelling Friesland

Region

Europe • Netherlands

Coordinates

53.3947°, 5.2877°

Narrative Report

On November 9, 1942 at 12:00 AM, EW912 experienced a crash involving Lockheed L-414 Hudson, operated by Royal Netherlands Navy - Marineluchtvaartdienst, with the event recorded near Terschelling Friesland.

The flight was categorized as survey / patrol / reconnaissance and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 4 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight off the Dutch coast when he attacked a convoy cruising off shore. In unclear circumstances, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing all four occupants. Crew: F/O Johannes Henricus J. van Loon, F/O R. de Boer, J. F. Mijsberg, H. Jongman.

Aircraft reference details include registration EW912, MSN 414-6796, year of manufacture 1942.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3947°, 5.2877°.

Fatalities

Total

4

Crew

4

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was engaged in a maritime patrol flight off the Dutch coast when he attacked a convoy cruising off shore. In unclear circumstances, the twin engine aircraft went out of control and crashed into the sea off Terschelling, killing all four occupants. Crew: F/O Johannes Henricus J. van Loon, F/O R. de Boer, J. F. Mijsberg, H. Jongman.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

4

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 4

Operational Details

Flight Type

Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

Region / Country

Europe • Netherlands

Aircraft Details

Registration

EW912

MSN

414-6796

Year of Manufacture

1942