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Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe in Pori: 3 killed

Date & Time: Apr 21, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Focke-Wulf Fw.58 Weihe
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
No
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
216
Location:
Pori
Satakunta
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The twin engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances at Pori Airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obering Walter Koch, pilot,
Fw Hans Strädiche, radio operator,
Uffz Bruno Delfs, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Kauhava: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.52
Operator:
Registration:
9P+GU
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Pori - Kemi
MSN:
6384
YOM:
1939
Location:
Kauhava
Ostrobothnia
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Pori Airport on a military mail flight to Kemi. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Kauhava, about 120 km northeast of Pori. Five occupants were injured and five others were killed, among them three crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Letuha, pilot, †
Fw Walter Gnauck, radio operator, †
Fw Erich Fergen, mechanic, †
Ogfr Hans Dietrich, air gunner.
Passengers:
Karl Wachtmeister Staubach +1. †
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