Date & Time:
Jun 30, 1943 at 1540 LT
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
No
Site:
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Schedule:
Rerik - Rerik
MSN:
735
Country:
Germany
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
3
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a test flight out from Rerik Airfield. En route, the airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the Kummerower Lake off Kummerow. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Behrendt, pilot,
Ofw Walter Hoffmann, radio operator,
Ofw Karl Döscher, mechanic.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Behrendt, pilot,
Ofw Walter Hoffmann, radio operator,
Ofw Karl Döscher, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.
