Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-5 near Mt Esja: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 18, 1942
Registration:
A6+EH
Survivors:
No
MSN:
1726
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Mt Esja. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Franz Kirchmann, pilot,
Lt Josef Ulsamer, Observer,
Lt Harald Osthus, observer.
Crew:
Fw Franz Kirchmann, pilot,
Lt Josef Ulsamer, Observer,
Lt Harald Osthus, observer.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.