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

Date & Time: Jul 9, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+AL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
4386
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on an operation to England, the airplane collided with a second Luftwaffe JU.88 registered M2+CL. Both airplanes crashed in Speeton, North Yorkshire. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW while the crew of the second airplane were killed. The collision occurred in poor visibility due to foggy conditions.
Crew:
Cpt Heinrich Moog, pilot,
Lt Werner Blome, observer,
Ofw Alfons Wiese, radio operator,
Fw Heinz Riehme, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-6 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jul 8, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+GL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3426
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was lost without trace, maybe it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All four crew members were missed in action.
Crew:
Lt Gottfried Pagels, pilot,
Ogefr Heinrich Brändle, observer,
Gefr Klaus Schröder, radio operator,
Gefr Hans Schuh, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jul 5, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+FK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6404
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Königsberg. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Martin Hesse, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Müller, observer,
Uffz Sippel, air gunner +1.

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

Date & Time: Jun 30, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+HK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
5241
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport on an operation to England. It was shot down by enemy fire and crashed somewhere in The Channel.
Crew:
Uffz. P. Grünwald, pilot,
Oblt H. Böckmann, observer,
Ogfr H. Giese, radio operator,
Uffz E. Schöler, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into the Baltic Sea

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+KK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8139
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane suffered an engine failure and ditched in the Baltic Sea. All four crew members took place in a dinghy and reached the Swedish coast four days later. The airplane sank and was lost.
Crew:
Oblt Viktor Schmez, pilot,
Fw Arnold Ullrich, observer,
Ofw Kurt Petsch, radio operator,
Uffz Heinrich, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Hiiumaa Island

Date & Time: Jun 29, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+EK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Kaliningrad - Kaliningrad
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Köningsberg (Kaliningrad) on an anti-shipping operation. A propeller detached in flight and the crew ditched the airplane off the island of Hiiumaa. The aircraft sank and was lost while all four crew members reached the Swedish coast four days later with their dinghy.
Probable cause:
Lost of a propeller in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-6 into The Channel: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+CK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2426
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
Crashed somewhere in The Channel. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Maj Wolfgang Schlenkhoff, pilot,
Lt Martin Büns, observer,
Uffz Albert Künze, radio operator,
Fw Johann Mühleck, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0874
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
A bomb of 1,000 kg was dropped on the Stalin Canal near Povenets and exploded. As the airplane was flying too close to the detonation, it was hit by debris and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Heinz Rochna, pilot,
Obfhr Karl-Heinz Hegener, observer,
Ogefr Walter Graneist, radio operator,
Ogefr Waldemar Hansen, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M7+AB
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
4284
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
A bomb of 1,000 kg was dropped on the Stalin Canal near Povenets and exploded. As the airplane was flying too close to the detonation, it was hit by debris and crashed. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Obstlt Hans Emig, pilot,
Fw Helmut Rudolph, observer,
Fw Heinz Bodensiek, radio operator,
Fw Werner Hawlitschka, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jun 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4+FT
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2187
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Ķekava, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Uffz Hermann Siebert, pilot,
Uffz Otto Arndt, bomb aimer,
Ogfr Franz Metrich, radio operator,
Gefr Karl-Otto Leisner, air gunner.