Junkers JU.88

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1H+-R

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Bombing

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Plain, Valley

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Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden

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0239

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The airplane departed Leeuwarden Airfield on an operational sortie. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Oegstsgeest, north of Leyde. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz R. Spinnler, pilot,
Lt K.-G. Desamari, observer,
Uffz E. Basel, radio operator,
Uffz H. Vogt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 A-4 near Gent

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1942

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3Z+BL

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While on an operational sortie, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed near Gent. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Obfw Werner Wirth, pilot,
Fw Erich Lothar, observer,
Fw Otto Caro, radio operator,
Fw Franz Kübrich, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Nieuwrode: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1942

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3Z+--

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Creil - Creil

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5694

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The airplane departed Creil Airport on an operational sortie. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Nieuwrode. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Max Gaschke, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Abele, observer,
Uffz Hans Wolff, radio operator, †
Uffz Josef Feldmann, air gunner. †

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 off Bad Zwischenahn: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Dinard - Oldenburg-Bad Zwischenahn

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The airplane was transferred from Dinard, France, to the airport of Oldenburg-Bad Zwischenahn in Rostrup. While on approach, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Junkers JU.88 that was carrying a crew of four. Both airplanes entered a dive and crashed into the Zwischenahn Lake off Bad Zwischenahn. All nine crew members in both airplanes were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 off Bad Zwischenahn: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1942

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Dinard - Oldenburg-Bad Zwischenahn

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The airplane was transferred from Dinard, France, to the airport of Oldenburg-Bad Zwischenahn in Rostrup. While on approach, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe Junkers JU.88 that was carrying a crew of five. Both airplanes entered a dive and crashed into the Zwischenahn Lake off Bad Zwischenahn. All nine crew members in both airplanes were killed.
Crew:
Cpl Rudolf Zopf +3.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Roslavl: 5 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1942

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Plain, Valley

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Bryansk - Dnipropetrovsk

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6702

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The airplane was on a transit flight from Bryansk to Dnipropetrovsk with a crew of five on board. Following an engine failure in flight, the airplane crashed in Roslavl and was destroyed. All five occupants were killed.
Crew:
Lt Kurt Stengel Kurt, pilot,
Gefr Franz Ulrich, observer,
Gefr Willi Krieger, radio operator,
Obgfr Racker, mechanic,
Obgfr Erich Schneider, air gunner.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 on Jan Mayen Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1942

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1B+BH

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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Plain, Valley

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Trondheim - Trondheim

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0265

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The airplane departed Trondheim-Værnes Airport on a maritime patrol flight over the Sea of Norway. It failed to return to base and was not recovered until 1950. In unknown circumstances, it impacted the ground and crashed near Cape Wien, on Jan Mayen Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Köhler,
Wd Insp Beuck,
Ofw Bunge,
Fw Gerhahn.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Kummerow: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 6, 1942

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Tutow - Tutow

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7111

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Kummerow

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Kummerower Lake off Kummerow, some 27 km southwest from Tutow Airfield. All four crew members were killed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Melun-Villaroche: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 4, 1942 at 1454 LT

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