Junkers JU.88

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Takeoff (climb)

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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8227

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The airplane suffered an engine failure shortly after takeoff from Bordeaux-Mérignac Airport. The pilot elected to return for an emergency landing when he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Aloys Hessling, pilot,
Gefr Werner Pietsch, observer,
Uffz Georg Pauser, radio operator,
Gefr Robert Neuer, air gunner.

Probable cause:

Engine failure shortly after takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Aug 21, 1941

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M7+AH

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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3513

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances into the Gulf of Finland off Tallinn. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Albert Hold, pilot,
Gefr Otto Zawadil, radio operator,
Gefr Willy Hartwig, observer,
Uffz Uwe Heinsen, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 into the Gulf of Finland: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1941

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M7+HK

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1232

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in the Gulf of Finland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obfw Karl Eske, pilot,
Obfw Helmut Scholz, observer,
Ogefr Heinz Grosse, radio operator,
Uffz Karl Werner, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Flensburg

Date & Time: Aug 20, 1941

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8L+LK

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1158

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed near Flensburg. All four crew members were uninjured.

Probable cause:

Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Copenhagen: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 19, 1941

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S4+LL

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1322

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The airplane caught fire in flight and crashed in a gravel pit located about 3 km southwest of Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Hans Schoormanns, pilot,
Lt Dietrich Kondritz, observer,
Uffz Rolf Bernthsen, radio operator,
Fw Max Arneth, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 near Tavistock: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 17, 1941

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7T+BL

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Plain, Valley

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4392

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The airplane was engaged in an operation to the Plymouth Canal (Tamar). It was shot down by the British Flak and crashed in the Gawtons Wood near Tavistock. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Ernst Otto Wentzler, pilot,
Gefr Roderic Severin von Heinman, observer,
Gefr Alexander Reimann, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Otto Pusch, air gunner.

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Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in De Heen

Date & Time: Aug 12, 1941

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R4+EH

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0845

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The airplane was damaged in aerial combat and crash landed in an open field located in De Heen. All three crew members were rescued.
Crew:
Cpt K. Hülshoff, pilot,
Ofw Meyer, radio operator,
Ofw Licht, mechanic.

Probable cause:

Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 in Riga

Date & Time: Aug 3, 1941

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The airplane crashed in Riga following an engine failure. All three crew members were injured.
Crew:
Lt Anton Scheinsteiger, pilot,
Gefr Hans Albers, observer,
Gefr Herbert Schulz, air gunner.

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Engine failure.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Aug 2, 1941

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S4+LH

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