Date & Time:
Dec 2, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
L1+BA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
8610
Country:
Libya
Region:
Africa
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
2
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
While on a bombing to Tobruk, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in Derna. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Maj Erwin Paul Sy, pilot, †
Obstlt Franz von Benda, observer, †
Fw Ernst Neumeister, radio operator,
Fw Ewald Bauer, air gunner.
Crew:
Maj Erwin Paul Sy, pilot, †
Obstlt Franz von Benda, observer, †
Fw Ernst Neumeister, radio operator,
Fw Ewald Bauer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
