Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Pechenga: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1T+AS
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
140006
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Mistakenly shot down by friendly fire and crashed in Pechenga. All four crew members bailed out. Three were uninjured and the mechanic was killed after its parachute apparently failed to open.
Crew:
Oblt Heinz Möhlmann, pilot,
Oblt Friedrich Michael, observer,
Uffz Ludwig Johmann, radio operator,
Uffz Werner Storm, mechanic. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by friendly fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden I in Pechenga

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
P1273
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Sumburgh - Afrikanda
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Sumburgh, Shetland Islands, on a transit flight to Afrikanda AFB, Murmansk oblast. It was part of a group of 16 Hampden being transferred to northwest Russia, taking part to 'Operation Orator', the code name for the defense of the Allied Arctic convoy PQ-18 by British and Australian air force units based temporarily in northwest Russia. Over Pechenga, it was shot down by a German fighter and crashed. All five crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Sgt Henry Lewis Bertrand,
Sgt Edward Dudley Bind,
Cpl George Richard Desforges,
Sgt Kenneth Scott Piper,
Sgt Kenneth Clayton Smith.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a German fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Pechenga

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8661
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the Soviet Flak and crashed in Pechenga. All four crew members survived.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.

Crash of a Petlyakov Pe-2 near Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jul 23, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
6/95
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
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 the German Flak and crashed in the region of Pechenga. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ml/Lt Alexey Antonovich Sushin, pilot,
Sgt Vasily Ivanovich Kornachev, navigator,
Sgt Zakhar Antonovich Lazarev, wireless operator and air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the German Flak.

Crash of a Tupolev SB-2 near Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 1, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
18/299
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
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 in the region of Pechenga, killing all three crew members.
Crew:
Sgt Mikhail Petrovich Kupriyanov, pilot,
Lt Nikolai Dmitrievich Bichik, navigator,
Sgt Stepan Vasilievich Artamonov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4D+GH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
140210
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the Soviet Flak and crashed near Pechenga (Petsamo). Three crew were killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Obfw Hans Karpeskiel, pilot,
Obfw Erwin Sommer, observer, †
Obfw Rudolf Adler, radio operator, †
Uffz Josef Pieper, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Reipå: 16 killed

Date & Time: Apr 22, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
P4+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
Schedule:
Trondheim – Pechenga
MSN:
6804
YOM:
1940
Location:
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
12
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
16
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane was completing a flight from Trondheim to Pechenga, in the Murmansk oblast. While cruising in foggy conditions, it impacted the wooded slope of Mt Breitind located near Reipå, some 50 km southwest of Bodø. The aircraft was destroyed by impact forces and all 16 occupants were killed.
Crew:
Fw Willi Habekost,
Uffz Werner Grünwald,
Uffz Leonhard Voss,
Uffz Rudolf Bollemann.
Passengers:
Bernhard Almeroth,
Friedrich Klingenfuss,
Uffz Johannes Schleucher,
Uffz Erich Dumberg,
Ogfr Peter Hochstätter,
Ogfr Konrad Hutzler,
Ogfr Manfred Hähnel,
Ogfr Otto Nebgen,
Ogfr Friedrich Pröhl,
Gefr Johann Plaotz,
Gefr Wilhelm Gocke,
Ofw Emil Smolka.
Sources & photo: http://ktsorens.tihlde.org/flyvrak/breitind.html
Probable cause:
Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Pechenga: 2 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Pechenga, bursting into flames. Two crew members were killed while the pilot was injured and became PoW.
Crew:
Lt Sergey Mikhailovich Abramov, pilot,
Lt Egor Ivanovich Tishkov, †
Sgt Sergey Fedorovich Frolov, radio operator. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Beriev MBR-2 near Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The floatplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Pechenga, bursting into flames. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Chalov Mikhail Ivanovich, pilot,
Sgt Maksimenko Pyotr Vasilievich, radio operator,
Lt Volkov Alexandre Petrovitch, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev SB 2 near Pechenga: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
2/67
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
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 south of Pechenga. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ivan Kirillovich Kedun, pilot,
Lt Grigory Stepanovich Morgunov, navigator,
Sgt Boris Alexandrovich Markov, radio operator.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.