Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off the Isle of Planier

Date & Time: May 12, 1943
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Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
430422
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight and was ditched of the Isle of Planier, 16 km southwest of Marseille. All four crew members were rescued and the airplane sank and was lost.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.