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Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Kemi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 29, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Airport (less than 10 km from airport)
MSN:
1088
Location:
Kemi
Lapland
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Crashed on landing at Kemi Airport and was destroyed. Three crew members were killed and the radio operator was injured.
Crew:
Fw Edvard Schalk, pilot, †
Oblt Karlheinz Prang, observer, †
Ogefr Gerhard Tuschinski, radio operator,
Ogefr Walter Müller, air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 in Kemi

Date & Time: Jun 17, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
1R+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
0880869
Location:
Kemi
Lapland
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crash landed following an engine failure and damaged beyond repair. All four crew members escaped unhurt.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Kemi: 3 killed

Date & Time: Jun 15, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Junkers JU.88
Operator:
Registration:
4D+ED
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Bombing
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
140242
Location:
Kemi
Lapland
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
Shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Kemi. Three crew members were killed and the pilot was injured.
Crew:
Uffz Werner Arndt, pilot,
Uffz Alfred Rennel, observer, †
Fw Kurt Andreas, radio operator, †
Ogefr Hans Mathias, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Tupolev TB-3 near Lake Murtosalkä

Date & Time: Mar 10, 1940
Type of aircraft:
Tupolev ANT-6 (TB-3 & G-2)
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Military
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
MSN:
22198
Location:
Kemijärvi
Lapland
Country:
Finland
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The soviet transport Tupolev TB-3 was shot down by the pilot of a Swedish Air Force Gloster Gladiator. The pilot attempted to make an emergency landing near the Lake Murtosalkä, between the cities of Kemijärvi and Kuusamo. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all eight occupants survived, among them captain Sergei T. Karepov. Due to resistance to Finnish Ground Forces, five crew members were later killed.
Probable cause:
Shot down by a Swedish Air Force fighter.
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