Zone
Apulia

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 222V-8 Wiking into the Mediterranean Sea: 13 killed

Date & Time: Dec 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking
Operator:
Registration:
X4+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Taranto - Tripoli
MSN:
222-08
YOM:
1942
Location:
Mediterranean Sea
World
Country:
World
Region:
World
Crew on board:
13
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
13
Circumstances:
En route from Taranto to Tripoli, the six engine airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, some 180 km north of Misrata. All 13 occupants were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 222V-6 Wiking off Taranto: 58 killed

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Blohm & Voss BV 222 Wiking
Operator:
Registration:
X4+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Taranto - Tripoli
MSN:
222/06
YOM:
1942
Location:
Taranto
Apulia
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
12
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
46
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
58
Circumstances:
Few minutes after its departure from the bay of Taranto, the six engine seaplane was shot down by a RAF Beaufighter and crashed into the sea. All 58 occupants, mainly German soldiers transferred to the Africa front, were killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
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