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Crash of a Focke-Wulf Fw.200C-3 Condor in Derryfunshion: 5 killed

Date & Time: Feb 5, 1941 at 0825 LT
Type of aircraft:
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Registration:
F8+AH
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Survivors:
Yes
Site:
MSN:
0042
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Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The four engine airplane crashed in hilly terrain in southwest Ireland, bursting into flames. A crew was seriously injured and five others were killed.
Crew:
Oblt Paul Gömmer, commander, †
Obfw Willi Dose, pilot, †
Obfw Werner Albrecht, flight engineer, †
Maj Erhard Ludwig Herrström, meteorologist, †
Obfw Max Mohaus, radio operator,
Fw Walter Clasen, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
It is believed that the crew got lost in foggy conditions until the airplane impacted ground.