Junkers JU.86

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CU+??

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Plain, Valley

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Alteno - Alteno

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3014

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1940

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The airplane departed Alteno Airfield with a crew of three on board. En route, the crew encountered engine trouble and lost control of the airplane that crashed in the forest of Walddrehna, northwest of Wehnsdorf. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Ernst Möller, pilot,
Uffz Ernst Schröder, mechanic,
Gefr Hansgeorg Seyffert, radio operator.

Probable cause:

Engine trouble in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Żagań: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942 at 0945 LT

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Takeoff (climb)

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Training

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Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie)

MSN:

072

YOM:

1936

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Żagań

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Poland

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from Sagan-Küpper Airport (Żagań), Poland. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.
Crew:
Narrative:
Fw Arthur Pfeiffer, pilot, †
Uffz Karl Sell, pilot, †
Uffz Martin Rudel, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Usler, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Spiekenheier, mechanic. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Dobre nad Kwisą: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 9, 1942 at 2205 LT

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Lubusz Voivodeship (Lubuskie)

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Plain, Valley

MSN:

0026

YOM:

1936

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Dobre nad Kwisą

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Poland

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Few minutes after takeoff from Sprottau (now Szprotawa) Airport, while climbing, the airplane went out of control and crashed one km south of Dobre nad Kwisą, about 16 km west of the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Werner Trockel, pilot,
Ogfr Erwin Roth, pilot,
Uffz Robert Murach, radio operator,
Ogfr Martin Sengespeik, mechanic.

Probable cause:

The accident was attributed to icing.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86K in Västerås

Date & Time: Sep 17, 1941

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Registration:

173

Flight Phase:

Takeoff (climb)

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MSN:

0173

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1937

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The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff and crashed at Västerås Airport. All four crew members were rescued.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Ribnitz-Pütnitz: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 23, 1941

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CU+??

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Training

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Ribnitz - Ribnitz

MSN:

3008

YOM:

1940

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Ribnitz-Pütnitz

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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The airplane departed Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport for a local training exercise. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, it caught fire and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Wiedemann, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Braun, student pilot.

Probable cause:

In-flight fire for unknown reasons.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86A-1K in Cochabamba

Date & Time: Jul 21, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Cochabamba

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Bolivia

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South America

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The right engine caught fire in flight, forcing the crew to divert to Cochabamba Airport for an emergency landing. The airplane named 'Mariscal Santa Cruz' was destroyed in the accident and all three crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt Jorge Eulert, pilot,
2nd Lt Alfredo del Río, mechanic,
Sgt Néstor Fiorilo.

Probable cause:

The right engine caught fire in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 off Guldborg

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941 at 0810 LT

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CS+NH

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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For unknown reasons, the pilot was forced to ditch the aircraft in the sea off Guldborg. All seven occupants were rescued by fishermen while the aircraft sank and was lost.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 off Kołczewo

Date & Time: Jun 25, 1941

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West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Zachodniopomorskie)

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

MSN:

5113

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1941

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Kołczewo

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Poland

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The crew was forced to make an emergency landing when the airplane crashed into the sea north of Kołczewo. There were no casualties.

Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Litice

Date & Time: May 26, 1941

Type of aircraft:

Plzeň Region (Plzeňský kraj)

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Registration:

??+NO

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MSN:

4033

Location:

Litice

Country:

Czech Republic

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