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Crash of a Blohm & Voss BV 138 off Husøya Island: 5 killed

Date & Time: Sep 13, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Operator:
Registration:
K6+FK
Flight Phase:
Survivors:
No
MSN:
310027
YOM:
1941
Country:
Region:
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in a maritime patrol flight in the North Sea. While cruising at night, the crew encountered poor weather conditions when the floatplane crashed into the sea south of Husøya Island. All five crew members were killed.
Crew:
Uffz Karl Schenker, pilot,
Lt Günther Schast, observer,
Gefr Georg Heller, radio operator,
Uffz Otto Hilger, mechanic,
Ogefr Franz Hell, air gunner.