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The three engine aircraft left Nautsi Airport, Murmansk Oblast, at 0805LT on a flight to Kaamanen. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Luppovaara, near Väylä. All three occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (2./TGr.20):
Ofw Franz Blume,
Fw Georg Zeissler,
Fw Helmut Born.
Source & photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/toulbujarvi.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Tuolpujärvi

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1944

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Junkers JU.52

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7U+HK

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Nautsi – Kaamanen

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The three engine aircraft left Nautsi Airport, Murmansk Oblast, at 0805LT on a flight to Kaamanen. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Tuolpujärvi, southeast of Utsjoki. All five occupants were rescued while the aircraft was destroyed.
Crew (2./TGr.20):
Ofw Willi Enderle,
Uffz Werner Jagode,
Ogfr Wilhelm Tönnes.
PassengerS:
Uffz Hermann Keller,
Uffz Helmut Dietrich.
Source & photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/toulbujarvi.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Luppovaara: 1 killed

Date & Time: Oct 23, 1944

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Junkers JU.52

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7U+GM

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Nautsi – Kaamanen

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The three engine aircraft left Nautsi Airport, Murmansk Oblast, at 0805LT on a flight to Kaamanen. En route, it was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a wooded area located in Luppovaara, near Väylä. Eight occupants were rescued while a passenger was killed.
Crew (2./TGr.20):
Fw Gustav Kunzmann,
Uffz Ludwig Rohnacker.
Passengers:
Ofw Fritz Hartwig,
Ofw Paul Kaufmann,
Ogfr Rudolf Gilga,
Ogfr Ludwig Stuhldrein,
Uffz Hans Bernd,
Stgfr Hermann Königs,
Stgfr Wladis Marmella.
Source & photo:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/toulbujarvi.html

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Muddusjärvi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 21, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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7U+OK

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Flight

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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6816

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En route over Lapland, the three engine aircraft was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter and crashed in a lake located in Muddusjärvi, some 15 km north of Inari. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Gef Erich Adams,
Ofw Alfed Böhm,
Ogfr Alf Schuhmacher.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e near Utsjoki

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1944

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Junkers JU.52

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7U+OM

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Banak - Kirkenes

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En route, the three engine aircraft was attacked by the pilot of a Soviet Air Force Petlyakov Pe-3. The crew reduced his altitude and was able to attempt an emergency landing in a pasture. While all three occupants were slightly injured and rescued, the aircraft was damaged beyond repair and abandoned on site.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the pilot of a Soviet Petlyakov Pe-3.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m in Aekenustunturi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 1, 1944

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.52

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P4+CH

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Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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En route, while cruising in poor weather conditions, the three engine aircraft hit a hilly terrain located near the village of Aekenustunturi, some 20 km west of Kittilä. All three crew were killed.

Crash of a Tupolev TB-3 near Lake Murtosalkä

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1940

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Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)

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The soviet transport Tupolev TB-3 was shot down by the pilot of a Swedish Air Force Gloster Gladiator. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing near the Lake Murtosalkä, between the cities of Kemijärvi and Kuusamo. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight occupants survived, among them captain Sergei T. Karepov. Due to resistance to Finnish Ground Forces, five crew members were later killed.

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Shot down by a Swedish Air Force fighter.