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Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 in Orel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
V4+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
144659
Location:
Orel
Orel oblast
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak and crashed in Orel, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Fw Max Hurler, pilot +3.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Kummerow: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1943 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rerik - Rerik
MSN:
735
Location:
Kummerow
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight out from Rerik Airfield. En route, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the Kummerower Lake off Kummerow. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Behrendt, pilot,
Ofw Walter Hoffmann, radio operator,
Ofw Karl Döscher, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Tikksjärvi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
430445
Location:
Tikksjärvi
Lapland
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Karl Sauer, pilot,
Oblt Reinhard von Tiedemann, observer,
Obfw Friedrich Grüner, radio operator,
Uffz Hubertus Wüst, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kharkiv: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
430503
Location:
Kharkiv
Kharkiv oblast
Country:
Ukraine
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kharkiv Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Ludwig Hofmann, pilot,
Lt Josef Tschöpe, observer,
Gefr Helmut Bruntsch, radio operator,
Gefr Friedrich Arbe, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off Petten

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943 at 2354 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
F6+BL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
1479
Location:
Petten
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operational sortie. It suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Petten. All four crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Obfw H. von Zabiensky, pilot,
Oblt L. Blankenhahn, observer,
Obfw W. Tonne, radio operator,
Fw R. Lampmann, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 12, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
D7+BH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Meteorological / Weather
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
430471
Location:
North Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere into the North Sea while in a weather observation flight. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Helmut Eber, pilot,
W/Insp Helmut Luft, observer,
Uffz Rudolf Garz, radio operator,
Obfw Hermann Sturwald, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Krymsk: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 3, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
F6+SM
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
430405
Location:
Krymsk
Krasnodar Krai
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shot down by a Soviet fighter and crashed in Krymsk. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Riegler, pilot,
Lt Fritz Möllenhoff, observer,
Uffz Paul Krause, radio operator,
Gefr Martin Bänsch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Soviet fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-14 off Texel Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 30, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
3E+BH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Tours - Tours
MSN:
144680
Location:
Texel Island
North Holland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the North Sea, probably off Texel Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt A. Glitzner, pilot,
Uffz A. Niebling, flight engineer,
Uffz H. Bischof, observer,
Uffz W. Kargel, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 on Akkansuolo Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
142400
Location:
Akkansuolo Island
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Collided in midair with a second Luftwaffe JU.88 and crashed on Akkansuolo Island, north of Lakselv. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Johannes Lehmann, pilot,
Uffz Helmut Diebold, observer,
Fw Erwin Malsch, radio operator,
Uffz Kurt Hieronimus, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 on Akkansuolo Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 28, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
142197
Location:
Akkansuolo Island
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Collided in midair with a second Luftwaffe JU.88 registered 4D+EK and crashed on Akkansuolo Island, north of Lakselv. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hermann Jacobs, pilot,
Fw Heinz Weisgel, radio operator,
Fw Kurt Dammerau, air gunner.
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