Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Nieuwrode: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 28, 1942
Registration:
3Z+--
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Creil - Creil
MSN:
5694
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Creil Airport on an operational sortie. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Nieuwrode. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Max Gaschke, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Abele, observer,
Uffz Hans Wolff, radio operator, †
Uffz Josef Feldmann, air gunner. †
Crew:
Fw Max Gaschke, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Abele, observer,
Uffz Hans Wolff, radio operator, †
Uffz Josef Feldmann, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.