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==Accidents and incidents== * On 6 December 1938, a Deutsche Luft Hansa Fw 200S-1 (D-ACON, ''Brandenburg'') ditched in [[Cavite City|Cavite Bay]], Philippines following a loss of engine power due to a broken fuel line; all six on board survived, but the aircraft was written off. The aircraft was on a Berlin鈥揫[Basra]]鈥揫[Karachi]]鈥揫[Hanoi]]鈥揟okyo publicity flight.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= D-ASHH|id= 19381206-1|access-date= 22 August 2017}}</ref> * On 22 April 1940, Luftwaffe Fw 200S-10 "CB+FB" of I/KG 40 (former Deutsche Luft Hansa D-ABOD ''Kurmark'') crashed during the [[Operation Weser眉bung|invasion of Norway]]. * On 20 July 1940, two Deutsche Luftwaffe Fw 200C [[Kampfgeschwader 40|KG 40]] were lost - one (F8-EH) shot down over [[Sunderland]] (Crew 3 lost/2 POW); the other lost off Northern Ireland to cause unknown (Crew 2 Killed/3 POW)<ref>[Mason "Battle over Britain". p. 183]</ref> * On 20 August 1940, Luftwaffe Fw 200C-1 "F8+KH" of I/KG 40 crashed at Faha Ridge, [[Cloghane]], Ireland; all six on board survived and were interned in Ireland. * On 22 October 1940, Luftwaffe Fw 200C-1 "F8+OK" of I/KG 40 went missing over the [[Irish Sea]]. Possibly unknown bomber which sank the Irish Vessel "Kerry Head" in the Atlantic Ocean off [[Cape Clear Island]], [[County Cork]], Ireland;:<ref name=KH40>{{cite web |url=https://plimsoll.southampton.gov.uk/shipdata/pdfs/40/40a0513.pdf |title=Lloyd's Register, Steamers and Motorships |publisher=Plimsoll Ship Data |access-date=28 November 2011}}</ref> reportedly the bomber was brought down in explosion; no survivors from either ship or plane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://forum.12oclockhigh.net/showthread.php?t=18457|title=FW200 F8+OK lost 22 October 1940|website=12 O'Clock High! Forum|date=8 October 2009}}</ref> [[File:Focke-Wulf Fw 200 Kondor sinking (July 23 1941).png|thumb|right|A Focke-Wulf Fw 200C of KG 40 sinking in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland, after being shot down by a [[Lockheed Hudson]] Mk V of [[No. 233 Squadron RAF]] 23 July 1941.]] * On 15 June 1941, Luftwaffe Fw 200A-0 "F8+CU" (former Luft Hansa D-ADHR) burned out at [[Aalborg Airport]] following an engine fire. * On 23 July 1941, a Deutsche Luftwaffe Fw 200C of KG 40 was lost in the Atlantic Ocean west of Ireland, after being shot down by a Lockheed Hudson Mark V of No. 233 Squadron RAF.<ref name="batt_233">{{cite web |title=233 Squadron |url=http://www.pegasusarchive.org/arnhem/batt_233.htm |access-date=1 October 2007 |website=The Pegasus Archive}}</ref> * On 22 October 1942, Luftwaffe Fw 200C-4/U3 "F8+EK" of 1.(F)/120 and I./KG 40 was shot down by two USAAF P-38 Lightning fighters and crashed at Kleppatagl, Iceland, killing all seven on board. * On 9 July 1943, a Luftwaffe Fw 200 of III/KG 40 was shot down by a British fighter and struck a cliff near [[Aljezur]], Portugal, killing all seven on board. * On 18 July 1944, Adolf Hitler's personal Fw 200 V3 [26+00] was destroyed in bombing. * On 27 September 1944, a Deutsche Luft Hansa Fw 200D-2 (D-AMHL) en route to Spain was shot down by an RAF [[Bristol Beaufighter]] night-fighter of [[415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron|No. 415 Squadron]] and crashed at Saint-Nicolas-l猫s-C卯teaux, France, killing all nine on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|aircraft_type=Incident|title=D-AMHL|id=19440927-1|access-date=22 August 2017}}<!-- citing Goss,聽Chris.聽(2016).聽''Fw 200 Condor Units of World War 2'' Combat Aircraft No. 115. 聽Osprey Publishing UK --></ref> * On 29 November 1944, a Deutsche Luft Hansa Fw 200A-0/S-5 (D-ARHW, ''Friesland'') en route from Berlin to [[Stockholm]], was accidentally shot down by a German patrol boat and crashed off [[M氓kl盲ppen]], Sweden, killing all ten on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|aircraft_type=Incident|title=D-ARHW|id=19441129-0|access-date=22 August 2017}}</ref> * On 11 October 1944, Luftwaffe Fw 200C-4 (radio code F8+ES, ''Werknummer'' 0163) of 8./[[Kampfgeschwader 40|KG 40]] crashed at Kvanntoneset, Norway due to tail separation while flying over Lavanger fjord, killing all 21 on board.<ref>{{cite web|title=Accident Focke-Wulf Fw 200 C-4 Condor F8+ES, 11 Oct 1944|url=https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19450421-5|date=18 July 2020|access-date=23 January 2021}}</ref> * On 21 April 1945, a Deutsche Luft Hansa Fw 200KB-1 (D-ASHH, ''Hessen'') crashed near Piesenkofen, Germany, killing all 21 on board.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= D-ASHH|id= 19450421-5|access-date= 22 August 2017}}</ref> * On 4 September 1946, a [[Danish Air Lines]] (DDL) Fw 200A-5 (OY-DEM, ''Jutlandia'') crashed at [[RAF Northolt|Northolt Airport]] after landing in crosswinds; there were no casualties, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= OY-DEM|id= 19460904-1|access-date= 22 August 2017}}</ref> * On 13 December 1946, a Polyarnaya Aviatsiya ('Polar Aviation', a division of Aeroflot) Fw 200C-3 (小小小袪-N400) force-landed off Ostrov Litne due to engine problems; all 21 on board survived, but the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= 小小小袪-N400|id= 19461213-0|access-date= 22 August 2017}}</ref> * On 8 March 1947, a Cruzeiro do Sul Fw 200A-0 (PP-CBI, ''Abaitara'') was struck by a [[Panair do Brasil|Panair do Brazil]] [[Douglas DC-3]] (PP-PCK) that was landing at [[Santos Dumont Airport|Santos-Dumont Airport]], there were no casualties, but the Fw 200 was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= PP-CBI|id= 19470308-2|access-date= 22 August 2017}}</ref> * On 23 April 1950, a Polyarnaya Aviatsiya MK-200 (小小小袪-N500) overran the runway and crashed at [[Yakutsk Airport]] due to crosswinds; all nine on board survived, the aircraft was written off.<ref>{{ASN accident|title= 小小小袪-N500|id= 19500423-0|access-date= 22 August 2017}}</ref>
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