Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Hiiumaa Island
Date & Time:
Jun 29, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
M7+EK
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaliningrad - Kaliningrad
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Köningsberg (Kaliningrad) on an anti-shipping operation. A propeller detached in flight and the crew ditched the airplane off the island of Hiiumaa. The aircraft sank and was lost while all four crew members reached the Swedish coast four days later with their dinghy.
Probable cause:
Lost of a propeller in flight.
