Junkers JU.88

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M7+JK

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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1392

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While on an operation to Malta, the airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed in Gebel Cantar, about 1,5 km west of RAF Krendi. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Albert Degenhardt, pilot,
Uffz Friedrich Engelbert, observer,
Uffz Hermann Gessele, radio operator,
Uffz Werner Rehschütz, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Mar 2, 1942

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M7+CK

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1592

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The airplane was hit by enemy fire over Malta. While returning to base, it crashed in Augusta, south of Catania. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Jesek, pilot,
Fw Claus Rüschmann, observer,
Uffz Richard Rutkowski, radio operator,
Ogefr Gerhard Wittke, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Feb 27, 1942

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M7+DK

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1578

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The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Gozo Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Wilhelm Schmidt, pilot,
Fw Johann Weber, observer,
Ogefr Rudolf Wuttke, radio operator,
Fw Konrad Schmidt, 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: Feb 26, 1942

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4D+KR

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Military

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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2611

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It is believed that the airplane may have crashed somewhere in the North Sea, maybe along the Norwegian coast. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Uffz Alfred Fasshuber, pilot,
Ogefr Karl Heinz Lindner, observer,
Ogefr Herbert Auerwald, radio operator,
Ogefr Herbert Suppik, air gunner.

Crash of Junkers Ju.88D-1 in Russia: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 22, 1942

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A6+HH

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1621

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Failed to return to base and believed to have crashed somewhere in northwest Russia. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Lt Hassel Mündel, pilot,
Fw Gerhard Schuster, observer,
Ofw Georg Wiczurke, radio operator,
Fw Joachim Adam, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1942

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Registration:

7T+FH

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

1358

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Malta

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Malta

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Europe

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The airplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed into the sea off Malta. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Ehehalt, pilot,
Ofw Willi Lemcke, observer,
Uffz Heinz Ferkal, radio operator,
Uffz Willi Engelhardt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 near Gilze-Rijen AFB: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 17, 1942 at 0140 LT

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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R4+LR

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0153

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The crew was returning to base at Gilze-Rijen AFB following an operation. On approach at night, the crew encountered icing conditions and was unable to lower the flaps. The airplane stalled and crashed near Alphen, few km short of runway. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt A. Molenaar, pilot,
Obfw A. Scheibel, observer,
Fw J. Jost, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Icing conditions caused the flaps to be jammed.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Marolles-en-Hurepoix: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 14, 1942 at 2030 LT

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Training

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Brétigny-sur-Orge - Brétigny-sur-Orge

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0384

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The crew was completing a local training sortie at Brétigny-sur-Orge AFB. While circling in the vicinity of the airbase, the airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Marolles-en-Hurepoix, about 5 km southwest of the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hans-Joachim Strauch, pilot,
Uffz Karl Seifert, observer,
Uffz Günther Kraus, radio operator,
Gefr Hans-Otto Keske, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kerkwerve

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1800 LT

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F6+IL

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Survey / Patrol / Reconnaissance

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