Date & Time:
Dec 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Schedule:
Catania - Catania
MSN:
4321
Country:
Italy
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Few minutes after takeoff from Catania, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Catenanuova, 35 km west northwest of Catania. Two crew members were killed and one was injured.
Crew:
Theodor Gundlach, instructor,
Ofw Karl Spengler, pilot, †
Uffz Herbert Rauter, radio operator. †
Crew:
Theodor Gundlach, instructor,
Ofw Karl Spengler, pilot, †
Uffz Herbert Rauter, radio operator. †
