Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138C-1 in the Syltefjorden: 3 killed
Date & Time:
May 15, 1942
Operator:
Registration:
8L+EL
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2003
YOM:
1942
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The seaplane crashed in the Syltefjorden shortly after takeoff. Three crew members were killed and five other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Fw Hasso von Arnim, pilot, †
Oblt Helmut Bogumil, observer, †
Fw Werner Geisser, radio operator,
Ofw Hans Eckstein, mechanic, †
Uffz Gerhard Schreck, air gunner.
Crew:
Fw Hasso von Arnim, pilot, †
Oblt Helmut Bogumil, observer, †
Fw Werner Geisser, radio operator,
Ofw Hans Eckstein, mechanic, †
Uffz Gerhard Schreck, air gunner.
