Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off Kildin Island: 4 killed
Date & Time:
May 18, 1943
Operator:
Registration:
G2+FH
Survivors:
No
MSN:
430577
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shot down by an enemy Bell P-39 Airacobra and crashed into the sea off Kildin Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Rudolf Schmitz, pilot,
Fw Joachim Löbel, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Petersen, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Neubauer, mechanic.
Crew:
Fw Rudolf Schmitz, pilot,
Fw Joachim Löbel, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Petersen, radio operator,
Uffz Franz Neubauer, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by an enemy fire.
