Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m off Reggio de Calabre: 2 killed

Date & Time: Dec 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
D-AXFH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6372
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
In unclear circumstances, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Reggio de Calabre, maybe in the sea. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Obfw Hans Gawohn, †
Obgfr Theodor Kappen. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e in Chalcis: 12 killed

Date & Time: Nov 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
DG+KF
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7556
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
8
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
12
Circumstances:
While cruising in poor weather conditions, the three engine airplane crashed in Chalcis. All 12 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Max Huber, pilot,
Uffz Helmuth Lother, radio operator,
Ofw Otto Jeng, mechanic,
Obgfr Erich Wurl, air gunner.
Passengers:
Gefr Anton Diewock,
Gefr Kurt Friedrich,
Uffz Joachim Heyde,
Fw Josef Hilz,
Flg Herbert Huster,
Ogfr Franz Petzl,
Fw Friedrich Schein,
Obfw Wilhelm Schurr.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e in Makiivka: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V1+EB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7499
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Makiivka, in the suburb of Donetsk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Alois Schmid, pilot,
Ofw Erich Boecker, radio operator,
Uffz Wilhelm Wenzel, mechanic,
Uffz Kurt Hallenberger, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e near Kazanlak: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
KA+SE
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7535
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising in icing conditions, the airplane went out of control and crashed north of Kazanlak. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Günther Hohlt, pilot,
Ofw Willi Becker, radio operator,
Fw Johann Hohn, mechanic,
Gefr Walter Bläsz, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Icing.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m near Trapani: 20 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+AZ
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Trapani - Tunis
MSN:
6536
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Trapani Airport on a flight to Tunis, transferring troops to North Africa. After takeoff from Trapani, it was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea. All 20 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Alfred Voigt, pilot,
Ofw Karl Schäfer, observer,
Uffz Jakob Wißmann, radio operator,
Ogfr Heinrich Zöllner, mechanic,
Ofw Karl Esser, air gunner.
Passengers:
Ogfr Werner Baltes,
Flg Hans-Georg Büchner,
Gefr Willi Degner,
Flg Heinz Hildebrand,
Gefr Heinrich Krebs,
Gefr Alois Körbl,
Ofw Rolf Leese,
Flg Walter Lüsebrink,
Uffz Alfons Mayr,
Flg Erwin Meister,
Flg Erhard Raabe,
Ogfr Karl Roeder,
Flg Berthold Stegemann,
Uffz Albert Stolecki,
Ogfr Josef Würz.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e into the Mediterranean Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Tunis - Trapani
MSN:
3202
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
En route from Tunis to Trapani, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Walter Ludwig, pilot,
Uffz Hans Deppisch, radio operator,
Fw Johann Waldhör, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3m into the Mediterranean Sea: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+FN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Tunis - Trapani
MSN:
6450
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
En route from Tunis to Trapani, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea. The pilot survived and two other crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Schmidt, observer,
Uffz Heinrich Grotzk, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg5e near Solheim: 6 killed

Date & Time: Nov 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Aalborg – Tromsø
MSN:
6978
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
En route from Aalborg to Tromsø, the three engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain located 15 km east of Solheim. The wreckage was found 18 December 1942. All six occupants were killed.
Crew (1./KGr.zbV108):
ObLt Werner Hoffman, pilot,
Fw Wilhelm Steinhauer, radio operator,
Uffz Günther Uhlig,
Fw Adam Eschborn, flight engineer.
Passengers:
FwTreuwart Teichgräber,
Fw Ewald Brackmann.
Source:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/tangedalskaret.html

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e near Oslo: 7 killed

Date & Time: Nov 11, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
KY+NT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
6395
YOM:
1939
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane impacted the slope of a mountain near Oslo and was destroyed. All seven occupants, three crew members and four passengers, were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Wolfgang Bussack, pilot,
Uffz Alfred Nährig, radio operator,
Fw Erwin Lechle, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Nautsi: 19 killed

Date & Time: Nov 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
TF+AB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Nautsi - Berlin
MSN:
5760
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
19
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Nautsi on a flight to Berlin-Staaken, carrying four crew members and 15 passengers from III/KG-30. The airplane failed to arrive in Berlin and was lost without trace. The exact location of the mishap remains unknown, maybe in the area of Nautsi after being shot down by enemy fire after departure.
Crew:
Fw Werner Schwemke, pilot,
Ogefr Josef Schatz, radio operator,
Ogefr Heinrich Müller, mechanic,
Ogefr Ludwig Zeller, air gunner.