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 Båtsfjord: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1943

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311035

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Båtsfjord. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Pietsch, pilot,
Lt Walter Harter, observer,
Ogefr Bernhard Müllejans, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Schnitt, mechanic,
Ogefr Karl Keppler, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 13, 1943

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K6+AK

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310158

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1941

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Crashed for unknown reasons while landing off Trondheim and damaged beyond repair. A crew was killed and four others were injured.
Crew:
Oblt Ludwig Schönherr, pilot,
Lt Günther Behr, observer,
Obfw Ernst Neumann, mechanic, †
Uffz Heinz Kitzmann, radio operator,
Uffz Reinhold Zwanzig, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: May 14, 1943

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310062

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Shot down by an enemy fighter and crashed into the sea off Nærbø. All five crew members were injured and rescued.
Crew:
Oblt Ernst Gressmann, pilot,
Oblt Peter von Hörschelmann, observer,
Uffz Fritz Raben, radio operator,
Ofw Albert Groll, mechanic,
Gefr Herbert Pfau, air gunner.

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Shot down by an enemy fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 into the Norwegian Sea: 6 killed

Date & Time: May 2, 1943

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7R+EH

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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310130

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1941

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The seaplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the Norwegian Sea between Tromsø and Jan Mayen Island. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Cpt Peter Manfred, pilot,
Uffz Georg Reichart, pilot,
Lt Wolf Bösel, observer,
Uffz Rudolf Thiem, radio operator,
Fw Siegfried Pahlitzsch, mechanic,
Ogfr Johannes Graf, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 into the Lake Siutghiol: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 30, 1943

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the Lake Siutghiol, killing all five crew members. The exact date of the mishap remains unknown, somewhere in April 1943.

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

Date & Time: Apr 23, 1943

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KI+MK

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310151

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Crashed in unknown circumstances off Rørvik. There were no fatalities.

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

Date & Time: Apr 9, 1943

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7R+CL

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