Junkers JU.88

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M2+EK

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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3605

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances into the sea off Land's End. All four crew members were killed.
Crew.
Lt Wilhelm Hempel, pilot,
Ogefr Egon Liessmann, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Kriessler, observer,
Uffz Ignaz Pirschel, air gunner.

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

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1941 at 1200 LT

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S4+KH

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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0694

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Approaching the English coast, the bomber was shot down by a Spitfire. Both engines caught fire and the airplane crashed into the sea some 50 km northwest of Hartlepool. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Bruno Schlau, pilot,
Obfhr Dieter Kutz, observer,
Uffz Karl Wilhelm, radio operator,
Ogefr Fritz Hölzgen, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 in Mablethorpe

Date & Time: Nov 16, 1941

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S4+BL

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Approaching the British coast, the bomber was shot down by the British Flak and crash landed on a golf course near Mablethorpe. All four crew members became PoW.
Crew:
Ofw Wilhelm Nass, pilot,
Lt Heinrich Riemann, observer,
Uffz Engelbert Bartels, radio operator,
Uffz Egon Strehle, air gunner.

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Shot down by the British Flak.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-1 off the Isle of Wight: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 15, 1941

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M2+DH

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Lake, Sea, Ocean, River

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1294

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Isle of Wight

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United Kingdom

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Europe

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The bomber was shot down by a Defiant and crashed into The Channel some 30 km off the Isle of Wight. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Karl Rethage, pilot,
Gefr Josef Christ, observer,
Ogefr Wolf Hulterhoff, radio operator,
Uffz Friedrich Griss, air gunner.

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Shot down by a British fighter.

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

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1941

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M7+KL

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Crashed in unknown circumstances (shot down?) in the area of Leningrad. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Wolfgang Hübel, pilot,
Fw Siegfried Partelt, radio operator,
Uffz Bernhard Sundermann, observer,
Uffz Hans Thown, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-1 near Ravenscar: 4 killed

Date & Time: Nov 10, 1941

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S4+HK

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Plain, Valley

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While approaching the English coast, the bomber was shot down by HMS Quantock, caught fire and crashed near Ravenscar, bursting into flames. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Heinz W. M. Weber, pilot,
Obfhr Karl Schütz, observer,
Ofw Werner Hanel, radio operator,
Uffz Arthur Gräber, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in Schwenda: 2 killed

Date & Time: Nov 6, 1941 at 1717 LT

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Training

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Plain, Valley

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Schwenda while completing a training exercise. Both crew members were killed.
Crew:
Fw Georg Bödeker, pilot,
Ogefr Franz Zanger, radio operator.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Soltsy

Date & Time: Nov 3, 1941

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