Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Kilpisjärvi: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 20, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
4D+?C
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Banak - Kemi
MSN:
1717
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
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. †
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.
