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Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 on Mt Møsnuken: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 7, 1942 at 1435 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A6+EH
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
1049
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The crew departed Stavanger-Sola Airport on a SAR operation over the Atlantic Ocean after a JU.88 registered A6+OH was missing since the previous day. Following an unsuccessful mission, the crew returned to Stavanger but decided to make a pass over Bergen. In limited visibility due to poor weather conditions, the airplane impacted the slope of Mt Møsnuken located northwest of Osøyro, some 20 km southeast of Bergen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Friedrich Buczko, pilot,
Oblt Werner Gustav Schräpler,
Lt Theodor Hitzlberger,
Uffz Paul Gerninghaus.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

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

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942 at 1125 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1535
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While flying in marginal weather conditions (light snow), the airplane crashed under unknown circumstances near the village of Astrup. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Rudi-Paul Hannig, pilot,
Fw Karl Dippel, observer,
Gefr Gerhard Mildner, radio operator,
Uffz Heinrich Schaaf, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 into the Atlantic Ocean: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 6, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A6+OH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
1521
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Stavanger-Sola Airport on an operation over the Atlantic Ocean. It failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the sea off the Faroe Islands. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Hubert Braun, pilot,
Oblt Paul Schmidt, observer,
Uffz Rickard Preiss, radio operator,
Uffz Lee Hager, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 in Vitebsk: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1942 at 1502 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Vitebsk - Vitebsk
MSN:
1706
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a local training flight at Vitebsk Airport, carrying one instructor and one student pilot. It crashed upon takeoff, killing both occupants.
Crew:
Uffz Horst Dohmhardt, pilot,
Prf Erich Schmidt, instructor.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off Cromer: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 30, 1942 at 0901 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S4+CK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Leeuwarden - Leeuwarden
MSN:
1159
Location:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Leeuwarden Airport on an operation to England. Approximately 20 miles northeast off the coast of Norfolk, while flying in heavy snow falls, it was approaching the HMT Flydea that was on patrol when it crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Alois Orth, pilot,
Ogfr Fritz Eckhardt, observer,
Uffz Adolf Betz, radio operator,
Ogfr Gerhard Bardeleben, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-a near Lannion: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jan 27, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1611
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Lannion. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Fw Walter Majewski, †
Oblt Alfons Gesser, †
Uffz Theodor Grossmann, †
Uffz Karl Krause.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Dinard: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8241
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While taking off from Dinard Airport, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a parked JU.88 (s/n 1330), bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Erich Müller, pilot,
Uffz Josef Hensen, observer,
Uffz Erich Möhring, mechanic,
Ogefr Werner Schönfeld, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Land's End: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+ML
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1552
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was flying along the British coast when it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Land's End. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Karl Reif, pilot,
Gefr Bruno Wensl, observer,
Gefr Herbert Baumbach, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Thom, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 into the Mediterranean Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Comiso - Comiso
MSN:
1352
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Comiso Airport on an operation to Malta. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Waldemar Nikolay, pilot,
Gefr Sebastian Pietschnig, observer,
Gefr Alfred Beier, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Krause, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+GL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1574
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Oblt Friedrich Gerl, pilot,
Ogfr Erich Diehl, observer,
Ofw Erich Fischer, radio operator,
Fw Walter Tank, air gunner.