Junkers JU.88

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed in Hanko. All four crew members were rescued.

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Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Sep 5, 1941

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8L+HK

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Mountains

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The airplane was completing a maritime patrol flight along the east coast of Scotland when it flew into high ground west of Stonehaven. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Zeitsch, pilot,
Uffz Karl Löffler, radio operator,
Lt Walter Both, observer,
Uffz Werner Drexhage, mechanic.

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Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Zandvoort

Date & Time: Sep 4, 1941 at 1020 LT

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4D+??

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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1230

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. After it suffered an engine failure, it was abandoned by the crew and crashed in Zandvoort. All four crew members were uninjured.

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Engine failure in flight.

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

Date & Time: Sep 2, 1941

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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0872

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The airplane suffered an engine failure while taking off from Westerland Airport and crashed, bursting into flames. All four crew members were rescued.

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Engine failure on takeoff.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-4 off Winterton-on-Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 1, 1941 at 2355 LT

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R4+CM

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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592

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The airplane departed Gilze-Rijen AFB on an operation to England. Approaching the coast of Norfolk, it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed in North Sea some 50 km off Winterton-on-Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Walter Kleine, pilot,
Fw Hans Engmann, radio operator,
Fw Helmut Fiedler, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Lepametsa: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 31, 1941

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M7+HL

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances near Lepametsa, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Fw Richard Brecht, pilot,
Fw Ernst Weissmann, observer,
Ogefr Wilhelm Grünwald, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Ehrlich, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Ust-Luga: 1 killed

Date & Time: Aug 29, 1941

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M7+FH

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the Bay of Luga off Ust-Luga. The air gunner was killed and three other crew members were uninjured.
Crew:
Lt stefan Aigner, pilot,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Stadtmann, observer,
Gefr Albrecht Finke, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Meinhardt, air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 into the Gulf of Finland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941

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M7+JL

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in the Gulf of Finland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ogefr Walter Pröger, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Schumacher, observer,
Gefr Herbert Schulze, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Brochsel, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 25, 1941

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S4+KL

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