Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-5 in Staithes: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Jul 10, 1941
Operator:
Registration:
M2+KK
Survivors:
No
MSN:
2227
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane was engaged in an anti-shipping operation in the area of Whitby. While cruising at low height in poor visibility due to fog, it impacted the ground and crashed in Staithes. All four crew members were killed.
Crew:
1st Lt Edgar Peisert, pilot,
Lt Rudolf Bellof, observer,
Gefr Gerhard Vogel, radio operator,
Fw Karl Kinder, air gunner.
Crew:
1st Lt Edgar Peisert, pilot,
Lt Rudolf Bellof, observer,
Gefr Gerhard Vogel, radio operator,
Fw Karl Kinder, air gunner.
