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Operator

Luftwaffe

Occurrences where an aircraft's operator is Luftwaffe. Spellings and company suffixes are merged.

Occurrences1110 accidents · 0 incidents · 9 mapped
Fatal occurrences10Fatality total known for 10 of 11
Reported fatalities274Plus 0 serious injuries reported
Years1939–197615 Aug 1939 – 16 May 1976

By year

Luftwaffe: occurrences by year
YearOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
19391 occurrences in 1939, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).126
19401 occurrences in 1940, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).14
19421 occurrences in 1942, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).16
19431 occurrences in 1943, 0 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).00
19442 occurrences in 1944, 2 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).299
19451 occurrences in 1945, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).180
19621 occurrences in 1962, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).14
19691 occurrences in 1969, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).111
19751 occurrences in 1975, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).142
19761 occurrences in 1976, 1 fatal. The bar is scaled to 1944 (2).12

Aircraft types

Luftwaffe: most common aircraft types
Aircraft typeOccurrencesFatal occurrencesFatalities
Focke Wulf FW-2002255
Messerschmitt BF-1092148
13X JUNKERS JU 87 STUKA1126
Boeing B-17100
Dornier DO-241180
F 4F PHANTOM112
Junkers JU-52116
Lockheed F-104114
Nord 25011111
Scheibe SF-25112

Countries

Luftwaffe: countries
CountryOccurrencesShareFatal occurrencesFatalities
GermanyGermany: 5 occurrences, 45.5% of the occurrences shown. 4 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row.45.5%467
UnknownUnknown: 2 occurrences, 18.2% of the occurrences shown. 2 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 5).18.2%282
FinlandFinland: 1 occurrences, 9.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 5).9.1%16
GreeceGreece: 1 occurrences, 9.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 5).9.1%142
NorwayNorway: 1 occurrences, 9.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 5).9.1%151
PolandPoland: 1 occurrences, 9.1% of the occurrences shown. 1 were fatal. The bar is scaled to the largest row (Germany, 5).9.1%126

Deadliest occurrences

Luftwaffe: deadliest occurrences
OccurrenceDateTotal fatalitiesLocationAircraft
1945 Resko Przymorskie Dornier Do 24 crash5 Mar 194580Resko Pryzmorskie (formerly Lake Kamper), West Pomeranian Voivodeship, German Pomerania1
Fw 200 crash at Lavangen11 Oct 194451Lavangen fjord, Lavangen municipality (Norway)1
Neuenkirchen air accident20 May 194448Neuenkirchen, Germany1
1975 Transall C-160 accident on Crete9 Feb 197542Crete, Greece1
1939 Neuhammer disaster15 Aug 193926Neuhammer training area, Silesia (now Świętoszów, Poland)1
Bockhorn air accident12 Feb 196911Emling, Germany1
Purmo air accident12 Feb 19426Porkholma, Purmo1
1962 German Air Force Starfighter formation accident19 Jun 19624Near Balkhausen (Kerpen), Bergheim (Erft) district1
1940 crash of the Fw 200 "Kurmark"22 Apr 19404Berlin-Spandau1
Mid-air collision near the Dümmer16 May 19762~3 km N of Brockum2

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  1. Mid-air collision near the Dümmer

    16 May 1976 · ~3 km N of Brockum · 2 fatal · not on the map

  2. 1975 Transall C-160 accident on Crete

    9 Feb 1975 · Crete, Greece · 42 fatal

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  3. Bockhorn air accident

    12 Feb 1969 · Emling, Germany · 11 fatal

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  4. 1962 German Air Force Starfighter formation accident

    19 Jun 1962 · Near Balkhausen (Kerpen), Bergheim (Erft) district · 4 fatal

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  5. 1945 Resko Przymorskie Dornier Do 24 crash

    5 Mar 1945 · Resko Pryzmorskie (formerly Lake Kamper), West Pomeranian Voivodeship, German Pomerania · 80 fatal

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  6. Fw 200 crash at Lavangen

    11 Oct 1944 · Lavangen fjord, Lavangen municipality (Norway) · 51 fatal

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  7. Neuenkirchen air accident

    20 May 1944 · Neuenkirchen, Germany · 48 fatal

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  8. Charlie Brown and Franz Stigler incident

    20 Dec 1943 · Over Germany and German-occupied Europe · not on the map

  9. Purmo air accident

    12 Feb 1942 · Porkholma, Purmo · 6 fatal

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  10. 1940 crash of the Fw 200 "Kurmark"

    22 Apr 1940 · Berlin-Spandau · 4 fatal

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  11. 1939 Neuhammer disaster

    15 Aug 1939 · Neuhammer training area, Silesia (now Świętoszów, Poland) · 26 fatal

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