Blohm &amp; Voss BV 138

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DF+NM

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310133

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1941

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The airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea 3 km northwest of Bremanger Island. Three crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Fw Otto Dölling, pilot, †
Lt Eberhardt Meltendorf, observer, †
Obfw Herbert Meyer, mechanic,
Uffz Boege, radio operator,
Ogfr Walter Sager, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Gamvik: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 10, 1943

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K6+FL

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311025

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1941

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The airplane was flying near a German convoy when it was shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed into the sea some 45 km east of Gamvik. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Greinert, pilot,
Lt Werner Siefmund , observer,
Uffz Hans Birkner, radio operator,
Ogefr Ferdinand Schmidt, mechanic,
Uffz Karl Baber, air gunner.

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Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Tromsø: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 23, 1943

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K6+HL

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Takeoff (climb)

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310127

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1941

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The seaplane crashed while taking off from the bay off Tromsø and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Walter Schlander, pilot,
Fw Hermann Lüthje, mechanic, †
Lt Dietrich Mruck, observer, †
Uffz Werner Grünwald, radio operator,
Uffz Richard Siefert, air gunner. †

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 C-1 off Marstein Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 2, 1943 at 1302 LT

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PG+KE

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Tromsø - Bergen

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310105

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1941

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Approaching Bergen, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea off Marstein Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Alois Schmid, pilot,
Lt Klaus Volk, observer,
Uffz Heinz Marks, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Bender, mechanic,
Ogefr Fritz Otten.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 near Trondheim: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1943

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K6+HK

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Plain, Valley

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310093

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1941

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The seaplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed north of Trondheim. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Eberhard Marquardt, pilot,
Fw Herbert Brabender, mechanic,
Ogefr Werner Freye, radio operator,
Lt Fritz Hennhöfer, observer,
Gefr Fritz Rabatzki, mechanic.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Tromsø

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1943

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DZ+EH

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Takeoff (climb)

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310100

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1941

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While being catapulted from the seaplane tender 'Friesenland', the seaplane went out of control and crashed in the Tromsøysundet off Tromsø. The airplane was destroyed and all four crew members escaped unhurt.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Trondheim

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1943

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K6+KK

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310026

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1941

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Crashed for unknown reasons while landing in a fjord off Trondheim. All five crew members were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Lothar Janz, pilot,
Ofw Hans Mallasch, mechanic,
Lt Dietrich Buss, observer,
Uffz Alfred Steckel, radio operator,
Ogefr Johann Graf, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 in Ribnitz

Date & Time: Jan 9, 1943

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Landing (descent or approach)

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KI+MJ

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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310150

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1941

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Ribnitz-Pütnitz

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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Upon landing at Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airfield, the airplane collided with a Luftwaffe Heinkel He.111E (s/n 1310). Both airplanes were destroyed and there were apparently no fatalities.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 in the Skjørafjord: 1 killed

Date & Time: Nov 17, 1942

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7R+AH

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