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Crash of a Junkers JU.88A4 in Laksåvika: 5 killed

Date & Time: Apr 5, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+BS
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1188
Location:
Laksåvika
Sør-Trøndelag
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was apparently shot down by friendly fire and crashed near Laksåvika. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Josef Herb, pilot,
Fw Herbert Schmiers, observer,
Uffz Paul Kaschura, mechanic,
Ogefr Kurt Gross, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Brenner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Stavanger: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 3, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Stavanger - Stavanger
MSN:
1051
Location:
Stavanger-Sola
Rogaland
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight at Stavanger-Sola Airport when the airplane crashed nearby the airfield. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Siegfrid Fidorra, pilot,
Ogefr Otto Jungbauer, observer.
Probable cause:
Crew error.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A4 in Mengersgereuth-Hämmern: 2 killed

Date & Time: Apr 2, 1942 at 1650 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0228
Location:
Mengersgereuth-Hämmern
Thuringia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing both crew members.
Crew:
Fw Kurt-Ewald Müller, pilot,
Uffz Otto Herbert Kertscher, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Apr 1, 1942 at 1650 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
Schedule:
Gütersloh - Gütersloh
MSN:
3722
Location:
Gütersloh
North Rhine-Westphalia
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons two km east of Gütersloh Airport. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Kurt Henning, pilot,
Uffz Emil Hanus, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
0688
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:
The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere into the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Georg Schuchardt, pilot,
Uffz Willi Schirmer, observer,
Uffz Walter Wieser, radio operator,
Uffz August Brünninghof, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Mar 31, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
4081
Location:
Flensburg
Schleswig-Holstein
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
For unknown reasons, the airplane crashed on landing at Flensburg Airport and was destroyed. A crew was killed, one was injured and two escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Cpt Heinrich Suter, observer,
Obfw Reinhard Bothe, radio operator. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Saint-Nazaire: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M2+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
1660
Location:
Saint-Nazaire
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Saint-Nazaire. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Karl Essau, pilot,
Gefr Gerhard Kendel, observer,
Ogefr Heinrich Steins, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Stahm, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 in Kleverskerke: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942 at 1535 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
R4+TR
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen
MSN:
0178
Location:
Kleverskerke
Zeeland
Country:
Netherlands
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Kleverskerke, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt P. Heimke, pilot,
Uffz K. Engels, radio operator,
Ogfr E. Vitt, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Saint-Nazaire: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
M2+MK
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
MSN:
8514
Location:
Saint-Nazaire
Loire-Atlantique
Country:
France
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While cruising off Saint-Nazaire, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Oblt Raymund Scheelke, pilot,
Ogefr Ewald Hummert, observer,
Uffz Rainer Andersen, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Zischler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 on Mt Beahcegealháldi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4N+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Mountains
Schedule:
Kemi - Bardufoss
MSN:
0601
Location:
Mt Beahcegealháldi
Troms
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on a transfer flight from Kemi to Bardufoss, the airplane crashed on Mt Beahcegealháldi located some 65 km east northeast of Skibotn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Oskar Braun, pilot,
Oblt August Beuter, Observer,
Fw Herbert Hirsch, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Höhner, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.
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