Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Pabaži: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 23, 1943 at 1135 LT
Operator:
Registration:
JK-274
Survivors:
No
MSN:
371001001
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
1
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Tutow Airfield on a delivery flight to Finland. Passing over Latvia, it suffered an engine failure and crashed in a wooded area located 1,5 km southwest of the village of Pabaži (coordinates 57° 13' 28.11" N - 24° 23' 23.59" E). All four occupants were killed. The airplane was part of a contingent of 24 Junkers JU.88 recently purchased by the Finnish Air Force to Germany.
Crew:
Sgt Urho Jääskeläinen, pilot,
Lt Lauri Suhonen, observer,
Sgt Aimo Valkeeniemi, radio operator.
Passenger:
Cpl Erkki Horma.
Crew:
Sgt Urho Jääskeläinen, pilot,
Lt Lauri Suhonen, observer,
Sgt Aimo Valkeeniemi, radio operator.
Passenger:
Cpl Erkki Horma.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
