Junkers JU.88

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S4+LH

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1341

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While on an operation to Newcastle, the airplane was shot down by a Beaufighter and crashed into the sea about 5 km off Cresswell. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heinrich Flick, observer,
Fw Walter Tschorn, pilot,
Uffz Rudolf Hermann, radio operator,
Uffz Axel Reckweg, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Dec 28, 1941

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7T+XH

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Marsala. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Heribert Beiwl, pilot,
Uffz Herbert Diem, observer,
Gefr Eberhard Weisspflug, radio operator,
Gefr Ludwig Penader, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Scarborough: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 27, 1941

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S4+LL

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Plain, Valley

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1144

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Crashed in unknown circumstances near Scarborough, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wolfgang Scholz-Tautz, observer,
Lt Friedrich-Wilhelm Stappenbeck, pilot,
Uffz Georg Lietzow, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Hupke, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1941

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M7+HH

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3594

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Crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Valetta, killing the entire crew.
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Uffz Werner Lessner, pilot,
Gefr Josef Diesenbach, observer,
Gefr Karl-Heinz Beckenau, radio operator,
Gefr Herbert Mitlerer, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Dec 24, 1941

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L1+HP

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Military

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Mountains

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Elefsis - Dessau

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5611

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The airplane departed Elefsis AFB near Athens on a ferry flight to Dessau. While cruising over Bavaria, the crew encountered foggy conditions when the airplane impacted hilly and wooded terrain near Buchsee. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hermann Hain,
Uffz Heinz Bäcker,
Ogfr Kurt Haberland,
Gfr Hans Lukas.

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Controlled flight into terrain.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 into the North Sea: 3 killed

Date & Time: Dec 22, 1941

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1B+NH

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Meteorological / Weather

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1221

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and is believed to have crashed somewhere in the North Sea. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Ofw Gabriel Hummel, pilot,
Ernst-Christian Westermann, meteo,
Ofw Paul Keller, radio operator.

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Engine failure in flight.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88S-1 off Winterton-on-Sea: 4 killed

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1941

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S4+DL

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While on an operation to England and flying along the coast of Norfolk, the airplane crashed into the sea off Winterton-on-Sea. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wilhelm Gospodarek, pilot,
Lt Heinrich Deters, observer,
Uffz Heinz Holzapfel, radio operator,
Volkmar Eschke, mechanic.

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

Date & Time: Dec 21, 1941

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M2+DL

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