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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden near Kirkenes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1943
Type of aircraft:
Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kirkenes, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Andrey Zinovievich Stoyanov, pilot,
Cpt Pavel Arsentievich Korovinsky, navigator,
Sgt Nikolay Kapitonovich Zaitsev, radio operator,
Sgt Mikhail Makarovich Kovtun, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kirkenes

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+OH
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
730301
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while taking off from Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. All four crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
Lt Willi Schulze, pilot,
Lt Franz Schiesl, observer,
Uffz Kurt Wieslauch, radio operator,
Gefr Rolf Werner, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kirkenes

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+FH
Flight Phase:
Takeoff (climb)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1137
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on takeoff from Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Obfw Valter Klink, pilot,
Oblt Willi Gessner, observer,
Uffz Walter Heuberger, radio operator,
Uffz Fritz Rödel, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kirkenes: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+AH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1338
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on landing at Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. The observer was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Roland Pohle, pilot,
Uffz Erich Holler, observer, †
Obfw Willibald Frank, radio operator,
Obfw Jurt Müller, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 in Kirkenes

Date & Time: May 30, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
430244
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crash landed in Kirkenes. All four crew members escaped.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 in Kirkenes: 1 killed

Date & Time: Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+AH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
430237
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following a pilot error, the airplane crashed on landing at Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. The pilot was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Tegtmeier, pilot, †
Uffz Rolf Gerstner, observer,
Uffz Sigmunn Borowski, radio operator,
Uffz Leonhard Kraus, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52D-1 in Kirkenes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 26, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+SH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
1501
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kirkenes, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Obfw Hermann Rummler, pilot,
Fw Fritz Grillmeier, observer,
Fw Kerl Altgassem, radio operator,
Uffz Johannes von den Oelsnitz, mechanic.

Crash of a Dornier DO.18G near Kirkenes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 31, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Dornier DO.18
Operator:
Registration:
8L+BL
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
870
YOM:
1940
Location:
Kirkenes
Finnmark
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an operation between Petsamo and Kirkenes, the floatplane was shot down by a Hurricane and crashed near Kirkenes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Alfred Thöne, pilot,
Lt Eberhard Meinhold, observer,
Uffz Kurt Wolter, radio operator,
Fw Herbert Ihns, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
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