Crash of a Junkers JU.86 in Żagań: 4 killed
Date & Time:
Feb 18, 1942 at 0945 LT
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
072
YOM:
1936
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
4
Circumstances:
The airplane crashed for unknown reasons just after takeoff from Sagan-Küpper Airport (Żagań), Poland. Four crew members were killed and a fifth was injured.
Crew:
Narrative:
Fw Arthur Pfeiffer, pilot, †
Uffz Karl Sell, pilot, †
Uffz Martin Rudel, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Usler, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Spiekenheier, mechanic. †
Crew:
Narrative:
Fw Arthur Pfeiffer, pilot, †
Uffz Karl Sell, pilot, †
Uffz Martin Rudel, pilot, †
Gefr Walter Usler, radio operator,
Gefr Gerhard Spiekenheier, mechanic. †