Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 in Skjeljanger: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 24, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
D7+KH
Survivors:
No
MSN:
430224
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Skjeljanger, some 30 km north northwest of Bergen. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Georg Könneke, pilot,
Obfw Kurt Simon, radio operator,
Uffz Fritz Schönert, mechanic,
RR Rolf Bungers, meteorologist.
Crew:
Fw Georg Könneke, pilot,
Obfw Kurt Simon, radio operator,
Uffz Fritz Schönert, mechanic,
RR Rolf Bungers, meteorologist.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.
