Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Lannion: 2 killed

Date & Time: May 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
8228
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
Crashed upon landing at Lannion Airport after being shot down by a British fighter. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured. The airplane was destroyed.
Crew.
Gefr Robert Altermeyer, mechanic,
Fw Emil Jahn, radio operator,
Gefr Max Schwarzer, air gunner, †
Oblt Helmut Eiermann, observer. †

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

Date & Time: May 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+BK
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
8219
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 England when it was shot down by ground fire and crashed into the sea off Falmouth. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Cpt Rolf Beitzke, pilot,
Uffz Erwin Mayer, radio operator,
Uffz Max Adam, mechanic,
Fw Richard Pape, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by ground fire.

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

Date & Time: May 19, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
7T+AH
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
5213
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
While in an operation to Ireland, the bomber crashed in unknown circumstances near Yelverton. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Paul Nowacki, pilot,
Oblt Günther Hitschfeld, observer,
Uffz Joachim Kasten, radio operator,
Uffz Hans Knör, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: May 16, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+KL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
3305
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane failed to return to base following an operation to England. It was lost in the North Sea, killing all four crew members. A body was later found on a beach of Borkum Island.
Crew:
Ofw Karl Heise, pilot,
Oblt Armin Walter, observer,
Uffz Hans Brand, radio operator,
Gefr Willi Mogel, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 into Vinkeveen Lake: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1941 at 0110 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
3Z+?N
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
6294
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane was returning to its base at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport when the crew encountered technical problems with the right engine. The pilot attempted an emergency landing but lost control of the airplane that crashed into the Vinkeveen Lake. Three crew members were killed and a fourth bailed out and survived.
Crew:
Lt H. Drinkler, pilot, †
Uffz W. Gentzel, observer, †
Gfr H. Winkes, radio operator, †
Uffz Meilinger, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 in Perleberg: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
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 Perleberg, killing the entire crew.
Crew.
Ogefr Rudolf Raay, pilot,
Lt Otto Eberhard Boehme, observer,
Ogefr Gerhard Friedrich A. Jürgens, radio operator,
Uffz Herbert Goedecke, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: May 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
6229
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
Crashed for unknown reasons upon landing and collided with a Heinkel He.111. All four crew members were injured and the airplane was destroyed.
Crew:
Uffz Fritz Brehm, pilot,
Gefr Rudolf Pannicke, observer,
Uffz Herbert Reckow, radio operator,
Gefr Adolf Rinne, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Scoulton: 3 killed

Date & Time: May 12, 1941 at 0100 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
V4+EM
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Rosières-en-Santerre - Rosières-en-Santerre
MSN:
7170
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Rosières-en-Santerre Airfield on an operation to England. While approaching Watton at low height, it was shot down by ground fire and crashed in Scoulton. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was seriously injured.
Crew:
Lt Franz Bäumel, pilot, †
Obfw Herbert Austerfeldt, observer, †
Uffz Hans Simon, radio operator, †
Uffz Max König, mechanic.
Probable cause:
Shot down by enemy fire.

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

Date & Time: May 12, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
M2+DL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
6183
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber failed to return to base following an operation over UK. It is believed that it crashed somewhere in the North Sea. Lost without trace.
Crew:
Oblt Erich Fürll, pilot,
Oblt Werner Fritz Kurt von Gazen, observer,
Ofw Wilhelm Frank, radio operator,
Ofw Theodor Schmitz, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88 in Sint-Annaland: 4 killed

Date & Time: May 11, 1941 at 0302 LT
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
F6+LL
Flight Phase:
Flight Type:
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Amsterdam - Amsterdam
MSN:
0445
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in a field in Sint-Annaland. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw K. Miller, pilot,
Lt W. Griese, observer,
Uffz S. Oberdorf, radio operator,
Uffz K. Schlicht, mechanic.