Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Poynings: 2 killed
Date & Time:
Jun 1, 1941 at 2355 LT
Operator:
Registration:
B3+NL
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Évreux - Évreux
MSN:
6325
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The airplane departed Évreux on an operation to Manchester. While cruising at night at an altitude of 13,000 feet, it was shot down by a British fighter and caught fire. Two crew members were able to bail out while two others remained on board and were killed when the airplane crashed.
Crew:
Fw Fritz August Stein, pilot,
Fw Hans Riedel, observer,
Fw Karl Ilsemann, radio operator, †
Gefr Albert Rosenhahn, air gunner. †
Crew:
Fw Fritz August Stein, pilot,
Fw Hans Riedel, observer,
Fw Karl Ilsemann, radio operator, †
Gefr Albert Rosenhahn, air gunner. †
Probable cause:
Shot down by a British fighter.
