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

Date & Time: Jan 7, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2102
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Comiso. Two crew members were killed and two others survived.
Those killed were:
Uffz Johannes Hofmann, observer,
Uffz Ludwig Huber, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Comiso - Comiso
MSN:
1352
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Comiso Airport on an operation to Malta. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Waldemar Nikolay, pilot,
Gefr Sebastian Pietschnig, observer,
Gefr Alfred Beier, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Krause, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.