Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 near Mt Esja: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
A6+EH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
1726
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Mt Esja. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Franz Kirchmann, pilot,
Lt Josef Ulsamer, Observer,
Lt Harald Osthus, observer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.