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Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden off Vardø: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 14, 1943
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
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Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation against a German convoy off Vardø. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Renøya Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Andrey Andreevich Bashtyrkov, pilot,
Sgt Vladimir Nikolaevich Gavrilov, navigator,
Sgt/M Mihail Vasilevich Kuzmin, radio operator,
Pvt Nikolay Artemevich Shpuntov, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Handley Page H.P.52 Hampden near Kirkenes: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 1, 1943
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
4
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Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
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Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near Kirkenes, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Cpt Andrey Zinovievich Stoyanov, pilot,
Cpt Pavel Arsentievich Korovinsky, navigator,
Sgt Nikolay Kapitonovich Zaitsev, radio operator,
Sgt Mikhail Makarovich Kovtun, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kirkenes

Date & Time: Oct 19, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G2+OH
Flight Phase:
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Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
730301
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed while taking off from Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. All four crew members escaped with various injuries.
Crew:
Lt Willi Schulze, pilot,
Lt Franz Schiesl, observer,
Uffz Kurt Wieslauch, radio operator,
Gefr Rolf Werner, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 on Tamsøya Island: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 25, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
4N+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
430287
Country:
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances on Tamsøya Island. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Josef Hesse, pilot,
Oblt Olf Bauer, observer,
Uffz Herbert Winkler, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Müller, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kirkenes

Date & Time: Sep 18, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G2+FH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1137
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on takeoff from Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. All four crew members were injured.
Crew:
Obfw Valter Klink, pilot,
Oblt Willi Gessner, observer,
Uffz Walter Heuberger, radio operator,
Uffz Fritz Rödel, mechanic.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 off North Cape: 4 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4825
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Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off North Cape. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Obfw Siegfrid Hase, pilot,
Fw Erwin Aldelt, observer,
Fw Werner Höhne, radio operator,
Fw Helmut Schumann, air gunner.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 off North Cape

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+NK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4818
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances near North Cape and lost. All four crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Heinkel He.111H-6 off North Cape

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
1H+GN
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
7157
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed into the sea off North Cape and sank. All four crew members were rescued by the crew of a He.115.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Lakselv: 2 killed

Date & Time: Sep 14, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
140085
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Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane was badly shot about by enemy fire and crashed upon landing at Lakselv-Banak Airport. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Alfred Seidel, pilot, †
Lt Helmut Natalis, observer,
Gefr Wilhelm Schuh, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Zachowski, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Kirkenes: 1 killed

Date & Time: Sep 9, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G2+AH
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1338
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed on landing at Kirkenes Airport and was destroyed. The observer was killed.
Crew:
Cpt Roland Pohle, pilot,
Uffz Erich Holler, observer, †
Obfw Willibald Frank, radio operator,
Obfw Jurt Müller, mechanic.