Kemi | Bureau of Aircraft Accidents Archives

En route to Lakselv-Banak Airport, the crew encountered poor weather conditions with heavy snow falls. The airplane impacted the summit of Geaidnogáisá, lost its engines and crash landed in snow. All nine occupants were seriously injured and rescued.
Crew (4./KGr.z.b.V 108):
Uffz Hans F. Strasser, pilot,
Fw Ernst Bayer, mechanic,
Fw Alfred Brüning, radio operator,
Uffz Ernst Mohr, air gunner.
Passengers:
Hptm Rüstemeyer,
F/O Steinle,
Uffz Drössler,
Ogfr Haase,
Mech Kunze.
Source & photos:
http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/geaidnogaisa.html

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Kilpisjärvi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 20, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4D+?C

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Banak - Kemi

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1717

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En route from Banak to Kemi, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in the hilly area of Saana located 2 km east of Kilpisjärvi. Four crew members were killed and the mechanic was injured.
Crew:
Oblt Oskar Dittmar, pilot, †
Uffz Max Krause, mechanic,
Ogfr Karl Eichmuller, radio operator, †
Ogfr Georg Gruber, observer, †
Ogfr Arthur Weber, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Kemi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Landing (descent or approach)

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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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1088

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Crashed on landing at Kemi Airport and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and the radio operator was injured.
Crew:
Fw Edvard Schalk, pilot, †
Oblt Karlheinz Prang, observer, †
Ogefr Gerhard Tuschinski, radio operator,
Ogefr Walter Müller, air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 in Kemi

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942

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Junkers JU.88

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1R+CH

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Crash landed following an engine failure and damaged beyond repair. All four crew members escaped unhurt.

Probable cause:

Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Kemi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1942

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Junkers JU.88

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4D+ED

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Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kemi. Three crew members were killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Werner Arndt, pilot,
Uffz Alfred Rennel, observer, †
Fw Kurt Andreas, radio operator, †
Ogefr Hans Mathias, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kemi

Date & Time: May 28, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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Takeoff (climb)

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Military

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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1091

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Crashed on takeoff for unknown reasons. The airplane was destroyed and there were no fatalities.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 on Mt Beahcegealháldi: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

Type of aircraft:

Junkers JU.88

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4N+HH

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Flight

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Military

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Mountains

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Kemi - Bardufoss

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0601

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While on a transfer flight from Kemi to Bardufoss, the airplane crashed on Mt Beahcegealháldi located some 65 km east northeast of Skibotn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Oskar Braun, pilot,
Oblt August Beuter, Observer,
Fw Herbert Hirsch, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Höhner, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Kauhava: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1200 LT

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Junkers JU.52

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9P+GU

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Pori - Kemi

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6384

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1939

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The three engine airplane departed Pori Airport on a military mail flight to Kemi. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Kauhava, about 120 km northeast of Pori. Five occupants were injured and five others were killed, among them three crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Letuha, pilot, †
Fw Walter Gnauck, radio operator, †
Fw Erich Fergen, mechanic, †
Ogfr Hans Dietrich, air gunner.
Passengers:
Karl Wachtmeister Staubach +1. †