Junkers JU.88

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M2+ML

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1552

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The airplane was flying along the British coast when it was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea off Land's End. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Karl Reif, pilot,
Gefr Bruno Wensl, observer,
Gefr Herbert Baumbach, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Thom, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942

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Comiso - Comiso

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1352

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The airplane departed Comiso Airport on an operation to Malta. It was shot down by a British fighter and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Waldemar Nikolay, pilot,
Gefr Sebastian Pietschnig, observer,
Gefr Alfred Beier, radio operator,
Gefr Kurt Krause, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Jan 19, 1942

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M2+GL

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1574

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The airplane was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Oblt Friedrich Gerl, pilot,
Ogfr Erich Diehl, observer,
Ofw Erich Fischer, radio operator,
Fw Walter Tank, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 at Cognac AFB: 1 killed

Date & Time: Jan 16, 1942

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Training

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Yes

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Airport (less than 10 km from airport)

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Cognac - Cognac

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1309

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Cognac-Châteaubernard AFB

Charente

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France

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Europe

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The crew was completing a local training exercise at Cognac-Châteaubernard AFB. While landing with a tailwind component, the airplane crash landed. The radio operator was killed and three other occupants were injured.
Crew:
Uffz Michael Barth, pilot,
Uffz Karl-Heinz Schumann, radio operator, †
Obfhr Roman Wallner, observer,
Uffz Max Schmidt, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jan 15, 1942

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S4+EH

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1612

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Approaching the coast of County Durham, the bomber was shot down by the British Flak and crashed into the sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Friedrich Pott, pilot,
Lt Dieter Andresen, observer,
Uffz Josef Scholze, radio operator,
Fw Franz Gruschka, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Brie-Comte-Robert: 4 killed

Date & Time: Jan 11, 1942 at 1415 LT

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Plain, Valley

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances in Brie-Comte-Robert, killing the entire crew.

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

Date & Time: Jan 6, 1942 at 2040 LT

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Military

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Plain, Valley

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4600

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Barth

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Germany

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Europe

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The bomber crashed in unknown circumstances 8 km northeast of Barth, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Ofw Herbert Walter Hering, pilot,
Uffz Heinz Wunder, radio operator,
Gefr Adolf Fechner, mechanic,
Gefr Hans-Georg Stock, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Jan 4, 1942

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7T+KH

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1372

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The airplane was lost without trace and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea.
Crew:
Lt Herbert Müller, pilot,
Ogfr Willi Schmidt, observer,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Petersen, radio operator,
Uffz Werner Bröschke, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 off Luqa

Date & Time: Jan 3, 1942

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M7+AK

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