De Havilland DH.85 Leopard Moth

Aéroclub de Suisse

The pilot and his two passengers were apparently forced to pass an overnight at Schwarzsee (Lac-Noir) following engine troubles. At the end of the day, they decided to leave the area bound for Thun Aerodrome, about 26 km northeast from their position. Shortly after takeoff, while in initial climb, the airplane stalled and crashed in a near vertical position in a field located 500 metres northeast from the lake. A passenger was seriously injured while both other occupants were killed. Few hours later, the only survivor died from his injuries.

Aéroclub de Suisse

Crashed on landing at Zurich-Kloten Airport, killing all three occupants, among them the pilot Walter Nägeli.

Private Belgian

Crashed in unknown circumstances.

Noord Nederlandse Aero Club - NNAC

Pilot W. E. Molema and two passengers, J. Ubink, chief editor of the newspaper "het Nieuwsblad van het Noorden" and paint dealer O. Wedema of Groningen, took off from the NNAC airfield in Eelde bound for Copenhagen. Allegedly the pilot lost direction and was forced/chose to land in a field in the Russian occupied zone of Germany in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. While landing the left wheel hit a ditch and broke off. Some other minor damages and apparent bullet holes in the fuselage where later found. The aircraft was later sent back to the Netherlands by rail and had the engine removed. It was taken off the registry on April 7, 1952. Source: ASN

Southern Rhodesia Air Services

Crashed in unknown circumstances. Occupant fate unknown as well.

Private Australian

Crashed in unknown circumstances at Cunnamulla Airport. Was owned by G. W. Young.

Rhodesian %26 Nyasaland Airways

Crashed in unknown circumstances near Novo Lusitania, in the region of Beira. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three occupants were injured.

Wilson Airways

Crashed on take off for unknown reason. All three occupants were injured while the aircraft was destroyed.

Wilson Airways

Crashed 80 km from Singida, Tanganyika. All three occupants were killed.

David Dear

The pilot was completing a solo flight from Cape Town to Amsterdam. While overflying Tanzania, the aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in a wooded area located on the Inporoto mountain, near Tukuyu, bursting into flames. The pilot J. J. van der Leeuw was killed.