Junkers JU.88

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4D+GS

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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142121

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Svalbard. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Obfw Paul Füllborn, pilot,
Uffz Wilhelm Mietz, observer,
Uffz Reinhard Spielberg, radio operator,
Obfw Siegried Matschke, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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140085

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The airplane was badly shot about by enemy fire and crashed upon landing at Lakselv-Banak Airport. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Alfred Seidel, pilot, †
Lt Helmut Natalis, observer,
Gefr Wilhelm Schuh, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Zachowski, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942

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1T+OT

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Plain, Valley

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1774

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Shot down by enemy fire. All four crew members killed.
Crew:
Obfw Günther Haase, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Reisbitzen, observer,
Uffz Hans Gutzend, radio operator,
Obfw Fritz Heinisch, air gunner.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942

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1T+FS

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Plain, Valley

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4589

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Shot down by enemy fire, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Fw Max Rybaczyk, pilot,
Gefr Gerhardt Lampert, observer,
Ogefr Willi Knoop, radio operator,
Gefr Paul Kakuschke, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942

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1T+LT

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Plain, Valley

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140083

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Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Svalbard. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Reinhold Harnack, pilot,
Gefr Alfred Ullrich, observer,
Gefr Hermann Keil, radio operator,
Ogefr Karl Schmitt, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Kapp Borthen

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942

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4D+GS

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2121

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The airplane belly landed on a beach in Kapp Borthen, southwest part of the Svalbard archipelago. All four crew members escaped unhurt.

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

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1942

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1T+KS

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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142018

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Shot down by enemy fire while engaged in an operation against the PQ 18 convoy and crashed into the sea off the Svalbard archipelago. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Rufolf Hager, pilot,
Uffz Robert Grandjean, observer,
Uffz Mertin Maass, radio operator,
Gefr Werner Hornschuh, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Landing (descent or approach)

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G2+AH

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Military

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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1338

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The airplane crashed on landing at Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. The observer was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Roland Pohle, pilot,
Uffz Erich Holler, observer, †
Obfw Willibald Frank, radio operator,
Obfw Jurt Müller, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Pechenga: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1942

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