Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 off Farne Islands: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Apr 30, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
S4+JH
Survivors:
No
MSN:
0715
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The bomber was shot down by the pilots of two Spitfire and crashed into the sea off Farne Islands. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
Lt Johann Heinrich Schaare, pilot,
Lt Hans Werner Jark, observer,
Fw Kurt Pahnke, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Schumacher, air gunner.
Crew:
Lt Johann Heinrich Schaare, pilot,
Lt Hans Werner Jark, observer,
Fw Kurt Pahnke, radio operator,
Uffz Josef Schumacher, air gunner.
Probable cause:
Shot down by two British fighters.
