Date & Time:
Apr 28, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
G2+AH
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
430237
Country:
Norway
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
1
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
Following a pilot error, the airplane crashed on landing at Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. The pilot was killed and three others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Tegtmeier, pilot, †
Uffz Rolf Gerstner, observer,
Uffz Sigmunn Borowski, radio operator,
Uffz Leonhard Kraus, mechanic.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Tegtmeier, pilot, †
Uffz Rolf Gerstner, observer,
Uffz Sigmunn Borowski, radio operator,
Uffz Leonhard Kraus, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Pilot error.
