Blohm &amp; Voss BV 138

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K6+I?

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310067

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1941

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, probably somewhere into the Norwegian Sea. Two crew members were killed and three others were rescues.
Those killed were:
Uffz Gerhard Filz, radio operator,
Obfw August Kruse, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1942

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K6+IK

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310080

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1941

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Faroe Islands

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Faroe Islands

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Europe

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere into the sea off Faroe Islands. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Emil Mammen, pilot,
Lt Martin Kredel, observer,
Obfw Willi Neumann, mechanic,
Ogefr Hans Josiger, radio operator,
Gefr Herbert Schiebel, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1942

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K6+AK

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310089

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1941

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The seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances, probably in the Norwegian Sea, sank and was lost. All four crew members were rescued by a Do.24.

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

Date & Time: Oct 4, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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K6+BL

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310045

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1941

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The seaplane crashed upon landing off Trondheim and was destroyed. All crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 in Rantum

Date & Time: Aug 26, 1942

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The crew was forced to make an emergency landing near Rantum. The airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire and there were no casualties.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 into the North Sea: 5 killed

Date & Time: Aug 22, 1942

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6I+AH

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310120

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1941

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Obfw Wilhelm Kühl, pilot,
Oblt Siegfried Schwartz, observer,
Ogefr Max Kirmse, radio operator,
Fw Mathias Gützlö, mechanic,
Gefr Erwin Ahrens, air gunner.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 into the Barents Sea

Date & Time: Aug 16, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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7R+CH

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310024

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1941

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Ditched in the sea for unknown reasons. All crew members survived. The airplane sank and was lost.

Crash of Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 off Værøya Island: 8 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1942

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K6+CL

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Tromsø - Schleswig

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310043

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1941

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While flying along the Norwegian coast on a flight from Tromsø to Schleswig, the seaplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Værøya Island. All eight occupants were killed.
Crew:
Obfnr Ernst Reichelmann, pilot,
Obfw Heinrich Straub, mechanic,
Uffz Bernhard Wollf, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Heinz Haugwitz, radio operator.
Passengers:
Cpt Ewald Berger,
Ogfr Gustav Hreschich,
Uffz Toni Kremer,
Uffz Berry Elmer.

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

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942

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7R+HH

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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