Junkers JU.88

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5K+CT

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Shatalovo - Shatalovo

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3770

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While taking off from Shatalovo AFB, the airplane went out of control and crashed on a maintenance hangar, bursting into flames. All four crew members as well as two people in the hangar were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Willi Fischer, pilot,
Uffz Horst Drage, observer,
Fw Karl Holzfurtner, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Peters, air gunner.
Ground personnel:
Hans Sauer,
Gefr Otto Kanatl.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Grottaglie: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1942 at 0917 LT

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The airplane went out of control and crashed 13 km southeast of Grottaglie, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Wolfram Cherubinn,
Lt Herbert Toula, observer,
Fw Karl Levin-Schröder, radio operator,
Uffz Günter Zedler, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Tuapse: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 8, 1942

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9K+DP

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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5658

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed into the sea off Tuapse. All four crew members were killed.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Bächental: 2 killed

Date & Time: Aug 5, 1942 at 1630 LT

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed in hilly terrain in Bächental. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Richard Hinsche, pilot, †
Oblt Heinz Gebauer, observer, †
Uffz Paul Schmedike, radio operator,
Ogfr Bruno Ellersick, mechanic.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A in Hohegeiss: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942 at 1830 LT

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The airplane suffered an engine failure in flight and crashed in Hohegeiss, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz MAx Möglin, pilot,
Uffz Siegfried Stocklöw, radio operator,
Uffz Johannes Paul, mechanic,
Lt Wolfgang Grosspietsch, air gunner.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Bykhaw: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 4, 1942 at 0630 LT

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V4+BU

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Dinger, pilot,
Uffz Xaver Hinterkircher, observer,
Gefr Johannes Oppold, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Kapelle, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-6 in Poortugaal: 3 killed

Date & Time: Aug 1, 1942 at 0125 LT

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R4+AD

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Bombing

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0152

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operational sortie when it was shot down by a Halifax and crashed in Poortugaal. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Herbert Bönsch, pilot,
Fw Otto Böttscher, radio operator,
Uffz August Willi, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British bomber.

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

Date & Time: Jul 30, 1942

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B3+ON

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Bombing

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1496

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The airplane was returning to base following an operation over Birmingham when it crashed in unknown circumstances in Malmedy. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Kurt Lischinsky,
Ofw Kurt Freiberg,
Uffz Ernst Petig,
Uffz Hans-Eberhardt Haase.

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

Date & Time: Jul 28, 1942 at 0355 LT

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1H+-R

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Bombing

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