Junkers JU.88

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7T+KK

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1350

Location:

Sicily

Country:

Italy

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Europe

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While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off the coast of Sicily. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Walter Kipfmüller, pilot,
Uffz Georg Friedrich, observer,
Uffz Willi Kühlwetter, radio operator, †
Uffz Anton Schuster, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 on the Isle of Portland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

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M2+LL

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Plain, Valley

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1558

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While on an operation to England, the airplane was shot down by the British Flak and crashed on the Isle of Portland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Horst Becker, pilot,
Uffz Richard Gurklies, observer,
Uffz Helmut Kording, radio operator,
Gefr Josef Rother, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Teriberka: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1942

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G2+HH

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Plain, Valley

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1235

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Teriberka, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt Franz Schmiedt, pilot,
Uffz Helmut Friesen, observer,
Uffz Wolfgang Mitz, radio operator,
Uffz Willibald Mangold, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Heiligenbeil

Date & Time: Mar 22, 1942

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The pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing following an engine failure in flight. The airplane crashed near Heiligenbeil (Mamonovo), and was damaged beyond repair. Two crew members were injured and one escaped unhurt.
Crew:
Uffz Walter Stohl, pilot,
Ogefr Artur Saalmüller, observer,
Ogefr Johan Eisenberger, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 at RAF Ta Kali: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1942

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7T+FK

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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While on an operation to Malta, the airplane was approaching RAF Ta Kali when it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Krieg, pilot, †
Fw Walter Ricks, observer,
Ofw Werner Eisennuth, radio operator,
Ofw Keil Fenrich, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

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

Date & Time: Mar 20, 1942

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4D+NR

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

3503

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The airplane failed to return to base and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea, maybe along the Norwegian coast. Lost without trace.
Crew.
Uffz Johhannes Strutz, pilot,
Uffz Walter Gayk, observer,
Ogefr Viktor Schumacher, radio operator,
Uffz Kurt Grebe, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Blåvandshuk

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942 at 1925 LT

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S4+ML

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For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to attempt an emergency landing. The airplane crash landed 4 km north of Blåvandshuk, bursting into flames. All four crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was destroyed by a post crash fire.
Crew:
Fw Seidel, pilot,
Ofhr Natalis, observer,
Ogefr Dolch, radio operator,
Uffz Zuchowski, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Malta: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 15, 1942

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M7+ML

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1017

Location:

Malta

Country:

Malta

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Europe

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The airplane was shot down by a Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Malta. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was rescued.
Crew:
Uffz Rudolf Alex, pilot, †
Ogefr Walter Bayer, observer, †
Uffz Alfred Zeggert, radio operator, †
Gefr Leonhard Schmidt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Crécy-sur-Serre: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 14, 1942 at 1520 LT

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