Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+QA
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
140043
Country:
Russia
Region:
Asia
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
4
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak and crashed in Iokanga, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Obfw Kurt Meyer, pilot,
Uffz Josef Gaier, observer,
Uffz Rudi Schneider, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Lyske, air gunner.
Crew:
Obfw Kurt Meyer, pilot,
Uffz Josef Gaier, observer,
Uffz Rudi Schneider, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Lyske, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the Soviet Flak.
