Gilze-Rijen AFB

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R4+CM

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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592

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Approaching the coast of Norfolk, it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed in North Sea some 50 km off Winterton-on-Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Walter Kleine, pilot,
Fw Hans Engmann, radio operator,
Fw Helmut Fiedler, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in De Heen

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941

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R4+EH

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0845

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The airplane was damaged in aerial combat and crash landed in an open field located in De Heen. All three crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Cpt K. Hülshoff, pilot,
Ofw Meyer, radio operator,
Ofw Licht, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Wivenhoe: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1941 at 0420 LT

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R4+KK

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0724

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England and crashed in unknown circumstances near Wivenhoe. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Lothar Bisang, pilot,
Gefr Werner Ulbricht, radio operator,
Gefr Fritz Rosenstock, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Bonby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 24, 1941 at 0210 LT

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R4+LM

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0854

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to RAF Elsham Wolds and crashed in Bonby, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Ogefr Heinrich Ladiges, pilot,
Ogefr Friedrich Heinemann, radio operator,
Fw Josef Beblo, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 in Ashwell: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 22, 1941 at 0119 LT

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R4+BL

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0842

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The airplane collided with a Wellington registered R1334 and that was approaching RAF Bassinbourn with a crew of eight on board. Both airplanes went out of control and crashed in Ashwell. All 11 crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinz Völker, pilot,
Uffz Herbert Indenbirken, radio operator,
Fw Andreas Würstl, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52C-2 near Milan: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jun 26, 1941

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R4+GM

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Gilz

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0794

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Over the North Sea, it was attacked by a British fighter. A crew member was killed during this attack. The rest of the crew decided to return to base in Holland but eventually bailed out over France, having thrown out the body of the pilot by parachute. With the autopilot system on, the airplane continued to Italy then crashed when it ran out of fuel.
Crew:
Oblt Paul Bohn, pilot, †
Fw Hans Engmann, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Lindner, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 off Texel Island

Date & Time: Jun 24, 1941 at 0434 LT

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R4+K?

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Yes

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Over the North Sea, the crew encountered technical difficulties and the pilot ditched the airplane some 50 km northwest of Texel Island. All three crew members were rescued while the airplane sank and was lost.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Deeping St James: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 22, 1941 at 0125 LT

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R4+JH

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0827

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB at 0015LT on an operation over Lincolnshire. At night, it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed in Deeping St James. Two crew members were killed and a third became PoW.
Crew:
Obfw Otto Wiese, pilot, †
Uffz Heinrich Beul, radio operator,
Gefr Hermann Mandel, mechanic. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 off Schouwen-Duiveland Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 14, 1941 at 0230 LT

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R4+IM

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