Junkers JU.88

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M2+AH

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1660

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The airplane is believed to have been shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Saint-Nazaire. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Ofw Karl Essau, pilot,
Gefr Gerhard Kendel, observer,
Ogefr Heinrich Steins, radio operator,
Uffz Heinz Stahm, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942 at 1535 LT

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R4+TR

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0178

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons in Kleverskerke, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Lt P. Heimke, pilot,
Uffz K. Engels, radio operator,
Ogfr E. Vitt, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Mar 28, 1942

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M2+MK

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8514

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While cruising off Saint-Nazaire, the airplane was shot down by a British fighter and crashed into the sea, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Oblt Raymund Scheelke, pilot,
Ogefr Ewald Hummert, observer,
Uffz Rainer Andersen, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Zischler, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Sicily: 3 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

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M7+CL

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Yes

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1516

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Sicily

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Italy

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Europe

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While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Sicily. A crew was killed, two were missing and a fourth was rescued.
Crew:
Fw Herbert Augustin, pilot, †
Uffz Rolf Seydel, observer, †
Uffz Hans Masruschart, radio operator, †
Uffz Alfred Kassner, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

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M7+DL

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1647

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Sicily

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Italy

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Europe

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While on a combat operation, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Sicily. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Damaske, pilot,
Uffz Paul Winkler, radio operator,
Uffz Alois Eder, observer,
Uffz Johann Huppert, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Sicily: 2 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

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7T+KK

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Yes

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1350

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Sicily

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Italy

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Europe

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While on a combat mission, the airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off the coast of Sicily. Two crew members were killed and two others were rescued.
Crew:
Lt Walter Kipfmüller, pilot,
Uffz Georg Friedrich, observer,
Uffz Willi Kühlwetter, radio operator, †
Uffz Anton Schuster, air gunner. †

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 on the Isle of Portland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 23, 1942

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M2+LL

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Plain, Valley

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1558

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While on an operation to England, the airplane was shot down by the British Flak and crashed on the Isle of Portland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Horst Becker, pilot,
Uffz Richard Gurklies, observer,
Uffz Helmut Kording, radio operator,
Gefr Josef Rother, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 at RAF Ta Kali: 1 killed

Date & Time: Mar 21, 1942

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7T+FK

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Yes

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While on an operation to Malta, the airplane was approaching RAF Ta Kali when it was shot down by the British Flak and crashed near the airfield. The pilot was killed and three other crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Krieg, pilot, †
Fw Walter Ricks, observer,
Ofw Werner Eisennuth, radio operator,
Ofw Keil Fenrich, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 near Blåvands Huk

Date & Time: Mar 19, 1942 at 1925 LT

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