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Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-1 Condor off Clear Island: 6 killed

Date & Time: Oct 22, 1940
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Registration:
F8+OK
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Survivors:
No
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Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed into the sea off Clear Island, maybe after being shot down by enemy fire while attacking a vessel. All six crew members were killed.