Wartime Aircraft Crashes in County Waterford

 1939 - 1945

 The following is a table of known aircraft that crashed or made forced landings in Ireland or in Irish waters during the years of WWII:


Date Type Serial Nš Indentity Operated by Unit Location Killed Survivors Notes
1st April, 1941 Heinkel HE 111 H-5 3635 1G+HL Luftwaffe 1/I/KG27 Bonmahon Strand 14

Shot down by the RAF and forced to land on Bonmahon Strand.

24th April, 1941 Fairey Battle TT 1 V1222 Nš 8 RAF 4th Bombing & Gunnery School Tramore Racecourse -1

Forced landing on Waterford Racecourse and was impounded by the Irish Air Corps becoming Nš 92 in their fleet of planes.

10th June, 1941 Hawker Hurricane IIB Z 2832 GZ-M RAF 32 Squadron Kilmacthomas -1

Shot down and forced to land in Kilmacthomas, was impounded by the Irish Air Corps and became Nš 94 in their fleet of planes.

23rd August, 1942 Junkers JU 88 D-1 1688 4U+KH Luftwaffe I/Afkl (F) 123, Long Range Reconnaissance Squadron Tramore -4

Shot down by a plane from 319 Squadron and crash landed at Toughare, Tramore.

31st October, 1942 Supermarine Spitfire BM 533 EB-M RAF 41 Squadron Oulart -1

Force landed at Oulart, Polish Pilot slightly injured.

17th February, 1943 Vickers Wellington III Z 1676 ZL-S RCAF 427 Squadron Ballybeg, Carrilkong -5

Aircraft destroyed by crew on landing. The crew were interned in the Curragh Camp and became the last 'combatant' aircrew to be so interned in the 'Irish Free State'.

Number of aircraft downed. 6 1 16



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