Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Shatalovo AFB: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 7, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2660
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Shatalovo AFB, killing the entire crew of four.
Crew:
Fw Otto Schulz, pilot,
Uffz Otto Beuter, observer,
Uffz Erich Seela, radio operator,
Uffz Johann Hattler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 at Shatalovo AFB: 6 killed

Date & Time: Aug 9, 1942 at 0935 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
5K+CT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Shatalovo - Shatalovo
MSN:
3770
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
While taking off from Shatalovo AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a maintenance hangar, bursting into flames. All four crew members as well as two people in the hangar were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Fischer, pilot,
Uffz Horst Drage, observer,
Fw Karl Holzfurtner, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Peters, air gunner.
Ground personnel:
Hans Sauer,
Gefr Otto Kanatl.