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Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Kuressaare

Date & Time: Sep 24, 1941

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1240

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0

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The airplane was shot down by enemy fire and crashed near Kuressaare. Crew fate unknown.

Probable cause:

Shot down by enemy fire.

Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-4 near Kuressaare: 3 killed

Date & Time: Sep 22, 1941

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M7+BK

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6503

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4

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3

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The airplane crashed for unknown reasons west of Kuressaare. Three crew members were killed and a fourth was wounded.
Crew:
Lt Gustav Jäger, pilot, †
Uffz Heinrich Küpper, observer,
Uffz Ernst Grünert, radio operator, †
Fw Franz Xaver Jäger, air gunner. †

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