Junkers JU.88

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4D+?H

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The aircraft crashed in unknown circumstances in Rotterdam. All four crew members were injured.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 in Oldenburg: 4 killed

Date & Time: Apr 19, 1940 at 1150 LT

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Landing (descent or approach)

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On approach to Oldenburg-Hatten Airport, the pilot initiated a go around procedure for unknown reasons. During a second attempt to land, he lost control of the airplane that crashed near the airfield. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Siegfried Engfer, pilot,
Uffz Rolf Armbrust, bomber,
Uffz Johann Heil, radio operator,
Ogfr Werner Geling, engineer.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Creswell: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 29, 1940

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4D+AP

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Bombing

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The bomber was attacking a convoy when it was shot down by gunfire from HMS Rutlandshire. It crashed into the North Sea off Cresswell, killing all four crew members.
Crew:
Oblt Rudolf Quadt,
Fw Gustav Hartung,
Uffz Ernst Hesse,
Uffz Andreas Wunderling.

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Shot down by gunfire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Nakskov

Date & Time: Mar 16, 1940 at 2330 LT

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4D+AL

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While on a night reconnaissance mission off the Danish coast, the crew was forced to bail out for unknown reasons and abandoned the aircraft that crashed into the sea off Nakskov. Both crew members were rescued.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 into the North Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Mar 8, 1940

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While on a reconnaissance mission, the airplane was shot down by the pilot of an RAF fighter and crashed into the North Sea some 40 miles off the Orkneys Islands. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Frithjof von Sichartshoff, pilot,
Fw Paul Marheineke, bomber,
Uffz Josef Severin, radio operator,
Gefr Karl Rothe, air gunner.

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Shot down by an RAF fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A in Kiel: 3 killed

Date & Time: Nov 25, 1939 at 0940 LT

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Kiel - Westerland

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The aircraft departed Kiel-Holtenau Airport on a flight to Westerland-Sylt following an engine change. Three minutes after takeoff, the airplane suffered an engine failure, entered a dive and crashed in Wik, some three km south of the airfield. All three crew members were killed.

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Engine failure during initial climb.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 on Hoy Island: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 17, 1939

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4D+EK

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Mountains

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Westerland - Westerland

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The airplane departed Westerland-Sylt Airport on a reconnaissance mission with four crew members on board. While flying over the Orkneys, the airplane was shot down by ground fire and crashed near the mouth of Pegal Burn. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was injured.
Crew:
Obltn Walter Flaemig, †
Ofw Faust, †
Uffz Attenburger, †
Uffz Fritz Ambrosius.

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Shot down by ground fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Crail: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1939 at 1455 LT

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4D+AK

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