Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg8e in Sprötze: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 18, 1942 at 1020 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
VK+PW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
7403
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Sprötze. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Werner Fleischhauer, pilot,
Ogfr Johannes Schittkowski, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Neefischer, mechanic,
Ogfr Georg Schmidt, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Kauhava: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942 at 1200 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
9P+GU
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Pori - Kemi
MSN:
6384
YOM:
1939
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
6
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Pori Airport on a military mail flight to Kemi. In unknown circumstances, it crashed in Kauhava, about 120 km northeast of Pori. Five occupants were injured and five others were killed, among them three crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Letuha, pilot, †
Fw Walter Gnauck, radio operator, †
Fw Erich Fergen, mechanic, †
Ogfr Hans Dietrich, air gunner.
Passengers:
Karl Wachtmeister Staubach +1. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Dugino: 4 killed

Date & Time: Feb 12, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
SG+BM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5590
YOM:
1936
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Dugino, killing the four crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Reich Brunsel, pilot +3.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg83 in Wiener Neustadt: 3 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 2110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
PD+KP
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Wiener Neustadt - Wiener Neustadt
MSN:
3206
YOM:
1942
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was engaged in a local training flight at Wiener Neustadt Airport. While on approach at night, the pilot was completing a last turn when he lost control of the airplane that stalled and crashed near the airfield. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Franz Heimgärtner, pilot,
Gefr Werner Bachmann, student pilot,
Fw Friedrich Ketterl, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mg4e in Radom: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 11, 1942 at 1912 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7U+IB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Radom - Radom
MSN:
2854
YOM:
1937
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Radom Airport on a local training flight on behalf of the 7th Blind Flying School. Shortly after takeoff, it crashed for unknown reasons two km south of the airfield. All seven occupants were killed.
Crew:
Gefr Ernst Merheim, pilot,
Gefr Josef Tröste, radio operator,
Gefr Herbert Köhnke, mechanic,
Gefr Wilhelm Scheffler, student pilot,
Gefr Karl Weidl, student pilot,
Uffz Erich Köper, student pilot,
Uffz Johann Zimmermann, student pilot.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mg6e near Minsk: 7 killed

Date & Time: Feb 10, 1942 at 1030 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
KQ+CM
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Warsaw - Minsk
MSN:
3115
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
3
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The three engine airplane departed Warsaw on a flight to Minsk, carrying three passengers and four crew members. While approaching the destination, it crashed in unknown circumstances, killing all seven occupants.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Eisenlohr, pilot,
Fw Erwin Kemmler, radio operator,
Uffz Alfred Ernst, mechanic,
Obgfr Otto Wesse, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge near Smolensk: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 8, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+GV
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Yukhnov - Smolensk
MSN:
5486
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Juchnow (Yukhnov) on a flight to Smolensk with a crew of five on board. It crashed in unknown circumstances somewhere these two cities. All five crew members were killed. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Arthur Scheich, pilot,
Oblt Oskar von Bonin, observer,
Uffz Albert Brühl, observer,
Fw Hans Kröz, radio operator,
Fw Hugo Runge, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Tymbáki

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5280
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure upon takeoff from Tymbáki Airport and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Widmeier, pilot,
Ogfr Günther Schussig, radio operator,
Fw Hubert Gajewski, mechanic,
Uffz Konlik, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure at takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/mg4e off Odessa: 9 killed

Date & Time: Jan 13, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
G6+GW
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Bucharest - Mykolaiv
MSN:
6857
YOM:
1940
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
4
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
9
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Bucharest on a flight to Mykolaiv. Approaching Odessa, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. Control was lost and the airplane crashed into the sea. All nine occupants were killed. In 2009, the wreckage was found by a depth of 23 metres off Odessa.
Crew:
Lt Horst Ringel, pilot,
Oblt Axel von Jena, observer,
Ofw Wilhelm Möller, radio operator,
Ofw Alfred Volkmann, mechanic,
Ofw Johann Wichert, mechanic.
Passengers:
Uffz Emil Krebs
Ogfr Karl Kroh,
Cpt Karl Mack,
Owm Zink.

Crash of a Junkers JU.52/3mge in Klimbach: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 23, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
NN+MA
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
303
YOM:
1935
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
3
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
2
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Klimbach, Bavaria. A crew member, Cpl Ludwig Piendel, and both passengers (two civilians) were killed.