Crash of a Junkers JU.88A-1 off Texel Island
Date & Time:
May 13, 1940 at 0635 LT
Operator:
Registration:
4D+?S
Survivors:
Yes
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While on a reconnaissance mission over the Dutch coast, the airplane was shot down by the Dutch Flak and crashed into the Wadden Lake off Texel Island. All four crew members were rescued and became PoW.
Probable cause:
Shot down by Flak.
