Junkers JU.88

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DE+SF

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Takeoff (climb)

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Meteorological / Weather

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Lanvéoc-Poulmic - Lanvéoc-Poulmic

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0784

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed upon takeoff from Lanvéoc-Poulmic NAS. A crew was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Uffz Kurt Sier, pilot,
Arthur Klanke, meteo,
Gefr Gerhard Tiedt, radio operator,
Uffz Johannes Nass, air gunner.

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Engine failure upon takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1941 at 2135 LT

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7T+CH

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The airplane was shot down by a Defiant and a Hurricane then crashed near Woore. Two crew members were killed and two others became PoW.
Crew:
Ofw Herbert Datzert, pilot, †
Gefr Karl Hennemann, observer,
Uffz Josef Kolar, radio operator,
Fw Erich Neukirchen, air gunner. †

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Shot down by two British fighters.

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

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941 at 2000 LT

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5K+??

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Plain, Valley

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3462

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The airplane crashed in unknown circumstances in Heers, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Uffz K. Javornik, pilot,
Uffz R. Lux, observer,
Uffz K. Woll, radio operator,
Gefr H. Stendel, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 in AMsterdam

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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1116

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The airplane suffered an engine failure and crashed upon takeoff at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. A crewman was injured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Gefr Willi Engelhard, air gunner, +3.

Probable cause:

Engine failure upon takeoff.

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

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

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M7+AL

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Plain, Valley

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Crashed in unknown circumstances, killing the entire crew.
Crew:
Oblt Kurt P. Obermayer, pilot,
Ofw Rudolf Streitzu, radio operator,
Uffz Paul Friebe, observer,
Uffz Ernst Daskewitz, air gunner.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4

Date & Time: Oct 16, 1941

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Amsterdam - Amsterdam

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The bomber suffered an engine failure and crashed upon landing at Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport. The air gunner was injured.

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Engine failure.

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

Date & Time: Oct 14, 1941

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Landing (descent or approach)

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Crashed upon landing at Rémilly Airfield. Two crew members were killed and two others were injured.
Crew:
Fw Johann Martens, pilot, †
Uffz Hans Fiebig, radio operator,
Obfw Wilhelm Anhäuser, mechanic,
Uffz Fritz Schumann, air gunner. †

Crash of a Junkers JU.88C-2 in Barrowby: 3 killed

Date & Time: Oct 11, 1941 at 2120 LT

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R4+NL

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Plain, Valley

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Gilze-Rijen - Gilze-Rijen

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0351

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Passing over Grantham at night, the bomber collided with a Royal Air Force Airspeed Oxford that was completing a training flight with a crew of two on board. The JU.88 dove into the ground and crashed near Barrowby, west of Grantham. All three crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Hans Hahn, pilot,
Uffz Ernst-Wilhelm Meissler,
Uffz Helmuth Scheidt, mechanic.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88D-2 off Egmond aan Zee: 4 killed

Date & Time: Oct 5, 1941

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F6+BL

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