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Crash of a Junkers JU.88D in Chelmsford: 2 killed

Date & Time: Feb 20, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
T9+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
678
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Chelmsford. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Hans Baumer, pilot,
Lt Paul Hunold, observer, †
Ofw Hermann Dietz, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.