Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Ribnitz-Pütnitz: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 23, 1941
Registration:
CU+??
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Ribnitz - Ribnitz
MSN:
3008
YOM:
1940
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Ribnitz-Pütnitz Airport for a local training exercise. While circling in the vicinity of the airfield, it caught fire and crashed in a field. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Wiedemann, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Braun, student pilot.
Crew:
Fw Fritz Wiedemann, pilot,
Uffz Hermann Braun, student pilot.
Probable cause:
In-flight fire for unknown reasons.