Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off RAF Montrose: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S4+BH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0704
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an operation to Scotland and approaching the east coast, the airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea some 30 NM offshore. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Josef Piontek, pilot,
Lt Gerhard Sieber, observer,
Uffz Paul Gerhard Friedrich, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Schmid, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Jul 17, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+FL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6371
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in operation to the east coast of England when it crashed in unknown circumstances in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Erwin Reinhard, pilot,
Uffz Kurt Preuss, observer,
Ogefr Heinz Stadler, radio operator,
Uffz Fritz Baumeyer, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-6 in Prevenitz

Date & Time: Jul 15, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+CH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
0510
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by ground fire and crash landed in Prevenitz. All four crew members survived.
Crew:
Cpt Karl Seedorf, pilot,
1st Lt Eberhard Fuchs, observer,
Uffz Helmut Fischer, radio operator,
Stfw Emil Mauderer, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 14, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
S4+KH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Site:
MSN:
0714
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by the British Flak and crashed near the Lauriston Railway Station in Edinburgh. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Gerhard Gebauer, pilot,
Lt Eduard Erich Becker, observer,
Gefr Fritz Otto Föse, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Steggemann, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+HH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8238
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Fw Rudolf Keil, pilot,
Lt Arnold Sauer, observer,
Ofw Bruno Hauck, radio operator,
Uffz Walter Funke, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+GK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8191
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an operation to the southeast coast of England and failed to return from operation. Lost without trace, probably after it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Edmund Burghardt, pilot,
Lt Horst Rössel, observer,
Ogefr Alfred Jeike, radio operator,
Gefr Helmut Strädther, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-6 off Ventspils: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jul 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+EH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
2369
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
1
Circumstances:
The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed into the sea off Windau (now Ventspils). The pilot was killed and three other crew members were injured.
Crew:
Lt Achim Berger, pilot, †
Lt Heinz Müller, observer,
Gefr Albert Cramer, radio operator,
Ogefr Otto Trinkwitz, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4375
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons while taking off from Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Heinz Epperlein, pilot,
Ogefr Heinz Senff, radio operator,
Ogefr Ludwig Hainzinger, mechanic,
Gefr Alfred Dulz, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 10, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2227
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an anti-shipping operation in the area of Whitby. While cruising at low height in poor visibility due to fog, it impacted the ground and crashed in Staithes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Edgar Peisert, pilot,
Lt Rudolf Bellof, observer,
Gefr Gerhard Vogel, radio operator,
Fw Karl Kinder, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+CL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3245
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While on an operation to England, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe JU.88 registered M2+AL. Both airplanes crashed in Speeton, North Yorkshire. All four crew members were killed while the crew of the second airplane became PoW. The collision occurred in poor visibility due to foggy conditions.
Crew:
Lt Helmut Sinz, pilot,
Fw Harald Beuting, observer,
Uffz Wilhelm Quodt, radio operator,
Fw Otto Donder, mechanic.